Humility, or Knowing Who You Are - Proper 17C
28 August 2016 Proper 17C Imagine with me for a moment planning for your daughter's wedding. Some of you have been on that train before, some of you are still looking forward to doing that in the future, and some of us may never do such a thing, but imagine it with me for a moment. Everyone is getting ready for the big day in the months leading up to it, and you spend countless hours checking out the banquet hall, picking out the table settings, the food and the order of its serving. You pay thousands of dollars in anticipation of the biggest party you'll ever throw. Then one day your daughter comes home with devastating news. The marriage is off. The wedding is not going to happen. In the after math of the emotional storm, you remember that you have already paid for a lavish four course meal in one of the ritziest halls in town. What are you going to do? A couple of years ago, a couple in Atlanta found themselves in this very situation. Do yo...