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I woke up today, looked out the window, and was astonished to see the ground covered in snow. Brrrr, it is cold! And it’s the end of April! Such is the weather in the Midwest. I recall a severe blizzard many years ago that occurred in April, but I think that happened earlier in the month.

Tristan and I went to church today. He gave me a really neat thing he had made a few Sundays before in his class: a model of the house on the rock. He was able to explain the meaning of this to me, also, from Matthew 7:24. Today we heard the pastor talk about the Pharisees and how they basically said to Jesus, after he had cleared out the temple, “How dare you? By whose authority have you done this?” (See Matthew 21:23-45.) How much like the Pharisees we are. We in this country (the U.S.) in particular are very individualistic. We tend to glorify self. I’m in charge of my life, my body, my possessions. How dare anyone tell me what to do?! That’s how we tend to think and act. Yet if you read this passage, Jesus clearly says, “No, you are not in authority. I’m in control. I am the One who made you. Listen to Me.” The Pharisees are unable to let go of their self-importance, their foolish pride, their arrogance. That is like us. Sadly, this attitude of religious self importance is particularly evident in Christendom, and clearly, God abhors it.