The Glory that Comes from God

Glory. Is there anything that's been more desired in the history of humankind? Whenever we think of this whole idea of glory, we should be reminded of what St. Augustine wrote in his classic work, The City of God:

'Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self, even to the contempt of God; the heavenly by the love of God, even to the contempt of self. The former, in a word, glories in itself; the latter in the Lord. For the one seeks glory from men; but the greatest glory of the other is God. The one lifts up its head in its own glory; the other says to its God, “You are my glory, and the lifter up of my head.”'

You see, there are really two distinct types of glory. There's the glory of men—the glory that men seek, and that comes from men. And then there's the glory that comes from God, which is only sought by those who love God...