Pride & Super Bowl

This Sunday (Feb. 4) I am going to be preaching on pride. The interesting thing about pride – we never seem to see ourselves as prideful. Pride can be so subtle. For instance, I know who will be coming to the Superbowl party at church next Sunday night. It will be those who are less superstitious than others. I’ve heard so many people tell me that they are going to do the exact same thing they did when the Colts beat the Patriots. They are going to be at the same place, in front of the same TV, eating the same thing, wearing the same outfit. There’s going to be folks contorted in all sorts of positions, sitting in the same chair, wearing their pj's or Colts jersey, drinking the same kind of soda, thinking that what they do or where they are at plays some role in the Colts winning or losing. “My rituals could cause the Colts to win/lose”. Why? "Because what happens in the universe depends on me". We would never say that out loud - but it reveals what lurks at the core of our being – pride.