"HEY PASTOR, I KNOW I GOT THAT PRIDE THING DOWN NOW"

Dear Pastor,

Thanks so much for the sermon Sunday on humility. You're right: there were a lot of the congregation that needed to hear it. There were so many that act just like Isaiah. They put themselves first. In fact, some of them don't even read the Bible like me because they don't have time. They're fixing meals in the food pantry ministry we started. Then they take time to serve the people who are homebound. That's ok, by me, but I noticed in Sunday School last week that some of those same people didn't have their lessons done. So they needed to hear your excellent sermon.

In fact we have so many at our church who fail all the time. They are in great need of revival. Why, I was just saying the other day how I started this ministry years ago called, "Me First." It was about how to keep pride out of other people's lives. You know, the kind of people who do something for the Lord and then they take the credit. I gave $500 to start the ministry and told others about how "me first" in giving is what the Lord wants. Why it never got off the ground, I don't know. I guess it was just a lack of faith by some people.

You keep up the good work, Pastor. Thank you for helping me better understand about those in our church who need to humble themselves before the Lord. If you need to, feel free to share my letter with the churchgoers on Sunday. You can even tell them who wrote it. It won't bother me to be an example of a humble man. I remain, very truly yours, Justin Mieseff