The Prodigal One

“Proud as a peacock” is used to describe a vain or self centered person. When a male peacock is courting a female he spreads out his tail feathers to gain her attention. Thus, someone who is “proud as a peacock” is considered to be strutting his stuff. Unfortunately for the peacock and for us God abhors pride and it is considered one of the deadly sins. C.S. Lewis (a former atheist) in his book Mere Christianity talks about pride and self-conceit. He states, “As long as you are proud you cannot know God. A proud man is always looking down on things and people and, of course as long as …..