about always affirming

As a race of beings, humankind loves to marvel at his great achievements, his great mind, his great works, and his great power. We brandish our weapons of mass destruction at those we call our enemies because those we call our enemies brandished their weapons of mass destruction at us. We give ourselves praise for building great structures only to see them fall in minutes during an earthquake. We marvel at our great cities only to fear living in them for the crime and violence that infests them. We are puffed up and arrogant about our art and culture when our art and culture are full of pornography. We are puffed up and arrogant about our power when we use our power for many wrong things.

What we too often miss in our puffed up hearts and minds is that what we boast about is nothing before God. Before God, the Great Wall of China is not even a speck. Before God, the great Pyramids of Egypt are not even a wisp of thought. When we boast, let us only boast about how much God loves us and about how much Christ has given to see us in Heaven some day. Someday, our world of substance will all be gone in an instant, and what remains will be only the enduring love of our Master Builder, He who provided the materials for all these things we think we own.