September 15, 2022

I was thinking about one of the incredibly bone-headed mistakes I made a recently at Christ Church. Which led me on a bread crumb trail of other bone-headed moves during my nearly 15 -year tenure as rector. Enough bread crumbs for a whole loaf!

Someone has suggested that actually writing down your mistakes is quite a healthy exercise. I agree. Not so that you can wriggle in remorse and self-accusation, but so you can begin to see yourself as St. Paul says in his letter to the Romans.

“For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment.” (Romans 12:3)

Here’s the thing – you are never going to stop making bone-headed mistakes! Good thing that God is 1) merciful and 2) has a sense of humor.

“Almighty and merciful God, in your goodness keep us, we pray, from all things that may hurt us, that we, being ready both in mind and body, may accomplish with free hearts those things which belong to your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” (Proper 2 -BCP)