If pride be a sin then a sinner I am in extremis.

I think we confuse pride with vanity, and the sin is the latter rather than former.

But I was "bursting with pride" this morning as our students led our worship, and our congregation received what they had prepared.  There were some real glimpses of heaven, some grace-filled moments when the now-and-not-yet distance became a little more contracted.

Our students did us proud, in that I rejoice, and for that I thank God.