"I am not worthy"

Luke 7:2-9
"Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him.
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.
And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him,
for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.”
And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.
Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed.
For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.”

Listening to this passage I found the difference between the centurion and the Jewish elders quite interesting. When the elders found Jesus they “pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him.” But when Jesus approached the house, the centurion sent word saying, “I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.” It was his realization of his own unworthiness that caused Jesus to say of him, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” This passage illustrates why we must come before God without any self-righteousness—we shouldn’t expect Him to answer all of our requests to our satisfaction. Rather, we must realize that He operates in His own sovereign will, and whatever he decrees is for the good of those who trust Him.

An Ammendment to a past post: I hold these truths to be self-evident, that banjos and mandolins are created equal. How's that? No, I'm not compromising--they're both cool (in different ways). I would like everyone to make note of my remarkable humility as shown by this confession.