O Lord, it’s hard to be humble

Morning: Psalms 107:33-43, 108; Malachi 3:13-4:6; James 5:13-20

Evening: Psalm 33; Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 18:9-14

Yesterday, Bishop Todd Townshend issued a pastoral statement (at the link below) on the Transgender Day of Remembrance. The Pharisee in Jesus’s story is one of those who want others to be made in their image rather than celebrating that all of us, diverse as we are, are made in the image of God. Humility - like that of the tax-collector in Jesus’s story - as +Todd says, “supports each person as they claim who they are ... the one God loves so much.” Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble, when you’re ‘perfect’ in every way!

 https://mailchi.mp/huron.anglican.ca/pastoral-statement-on-the-transgender-day-of-remembrance?e=b80467d071