It takes a great deal of humility to admit that you don't know something. It's far easier to pretend that you do know, to go along with the moment and hope no one asks you any questions.
The Pharisees don't say this out of humility -- they're struggling to figure out how to trap Jesus. They're worried that they're not in charge, and they need to be the ultimate authority. They're so cemented in their own certainty about being in charge that they're unwilling to submit to the authority of another.
Humility is the definition of accepting the authority of another. It's admitting that you don't need to be in charge and in control. It makes me think of Martin Luther, writing letters to his good friend Philip Melancthon, reminding him that he needed to cease to rule the world. Let Jesus be Lord of all. Every morning, let us submit to his authority and rule over our life. Thy Will be Done, is the way the prayer goes. It's quite possibly one of the hardest prayers we can pray, but it's one of the wisest, too, and will lead us deeper into communion with God.
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