September 8, 2021

With a smile on her face, my wife “gently” accused me of gasconading. Don’t look it up – I’ll tell you. A gasconade is confident talk or behavior that is intended to impress others. Dang it.

Oh well. You have foibles too, ones you wish to overcome or keep hidden. And yet like an Achilles’ heel, your weaknesses remain. Theologians call this “original sin”. We all join the club – a club which includes everyone who has ever lived.

Which is why Jesus Christ is for everyone! He is our Mediator and Advocate. “This is a true saying and worthy of all to be received, that Christ Jesus came in to the world to save sinners.” (1 Timothy 1:15)

Let’s stick with the collect assigned for the week. You just can’t do any better.

“Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.” (Proper 18 – BCP)