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A Broken and A Humble Heart Someone asked Saint Paisios: “Elder, how will I overcome self-love? My physical strength is limited, and I find self-denial and sacrifice difficult.” And Saint Paisios told him: "The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise" (Psalm 50:19). You do not overcome your self-love by lifting someone else's heavy pack. God will not ask this of you since you lack physical strength, but rather if you humble yourself and bear a harsh word, an injustice. In other words, the sacrifice that God wants is a humble spirit. A broken and humbled heart God will not completely destroy. Accepting another person's words, their injustice, is also a way of overcoming self-love. To bear the weakness of the other person. *Hieromonk Savvas Agioritis (Homily July 27, 2008)*