Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, who was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses also “was faithful in all God’s house.” Yet Jesus is worthy of more glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken later. Christ, however, was faithful over God’s house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm the boldness and the pride inspired by hope. (Hebrews 3:1-6, NRSVue)
Pride inspired by hope.
I have seen a lot of posts lately about how pride is a sin and we are to humble ourselves because June is Pride Month and celebration of our LGBTQIA2S+ siblings. Yet here we hear the author of Hebrews tell us that we are His house. We are Jesus’ house. We are His house when we hold firm the boldness and the pride inspired by hope.
Hope is that things that keeps us moving forward, hope is the thing that guides us and moves us to continue when the world tries to beat us down. And when we are bold and prideful we are inspired by hope.
And faith is the hope for things unseen, the author of Hebrews tells us.
So pride is not a sin when it is inspired by hope and love of God.
Live in your pride, inspired by hope.
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