Everyday Humility (A Journey into Joy with St. Benedict)

In a world driven by power, prestige, hurry, and self-promotion, Everyday Humility invites readers onto an older, quieter road—the path of Saint Benedict’s twelve steps of humility. Drawing from Scripture, Benedictine spirituality, Alcoholics Anonymous, monastic wisdom, nature, music, hospitality, silence, gratitude, and the author’s decades of pastoral experience, David Robinson shows that humility is not humiliation, passivity, or self-loathing. It is the down-to-earth way of Jesus that opens ordinary life to joy.

Each chapter explores one practical step—go outside, step aside, be mentored, make music, walk relaxed, live simply, cultivate gratitude, offer hospitality, love silence, become childlike, speak gently, and live humbly. With personal stories from walking pilgrimages, monastery retreats, pastoral ministry, family life, and the Oregon coast, Robinson makes ancient wisdom accessible for readers seeking spiritual renewal in the middle of everyday responsibilities.

Complete with “First Steps,” “Longer Strides,” and a twelve-week study guide, Everyday Humility is ideal for individuals, small groups, church classes, recovery communities, spiritual formation cohorts, and readers longing to trade ego-driven striving for a more grounded, joyful life with God.