Scripture:1st Samuel 17:3-6
The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. He had greaves of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
Thought for the Day: It was on this day in 1937 that the German airship (I’d call it a blimp) Hindenburg caught fire and crashed killing 35 people. It was a mammoth of a ship, and like so often, size was confused with power, strength and security. No one is certain what caused the fire, but the ship came down quickly. The news coverage was especially graphic and harsh, and it not only described the crash of this specific airship, 
but it also caused the crash of the airship industry. Until that day, many people viewed this form of transportation as immune from catastrophe. Some might say that God causes things to happen that burst our ego and deflate our excessive arrogance. I would disagree, for more often than not, a pompous attitude is usually an attempt to protect, hide or ignore a place of vulnerability. Yet the bigger the ego, the more the place of vulnerability gets stretched. Eventually it will burst and bring everything down. To this day, we do not know what caused the Hindenburg disaster, but let me suggest that the pretentious attitude of many didn’t help. You’d think we would learn something from Goliath.
Prayer: Though you have created me and declared me to be good, O Lord, I pray that my sense of confidence and positive self-worth does not expand to arrogance. I am genuinely beautiful in your eyes, but there is still plenty of work to be done. Let me always see myself as you see me, Lord, but also let me see others as you see them. All of us as imperfect, unique and precious. Amen.
THIS SUNDAY NIGHT
