St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Kansas City - Weekly Talks

Luke 18:9-14 --- He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: Two men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax-collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: God I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get. But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!” I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted. The contrast from ego to heart humility - Galatians 2:20 --- I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for m