WHAT IS YOUR TITLE.

Yes, I could legitimately hang a title on

my name.  The certificates or proof of 

it are in my office buried in an old

scrap book -WHERE THEY BELONG.

When you have lived as long as I have,

you get tired of seeing the pride of man-

kind in or out of the church.  See if a 

fancy title matches the thinking of Jesus.

"Everything they do is for show.

On their arms they wear extra wide

prayer boxes with Scripture verses

inside, and they wear robes with ex-

tra long tassels.  And they love to 

sit at the head table at banquets and

in the seats of honor in the syna-

rogues.  They love to receive re-

spectul greetings as they walk in

the marketplaces, and to be called

'Rabbi.'

"Don't let anyone call you 'Rab-

bi,' for you have only one teacher,

and all of you are equal as brothers

and sisters.  And don't address

anyone here on earth as 'Father,' for

only God in heaven is your Father.

And don't let anyone call you

'Teacher,' for you have only one

teacher, the Messiah.  The greatest

among you must be a servant.  But

those who exalt themselves will be

humbled, and those who humble

themselves will be exalted."

(Matthew 23:5 - 12 NLT)

That makes me want to avoid even the 

title of "Mr.".  I am happy just being 

called "Brother".  I confess, I am learning

to like the title "grandpa".  Forgive me

Lord.