Summer in Seattle tempts us locals to insist that the Emerald City is the most beautiful place on earth.  Property with waterfront or a view command top dollar.  Our temperate climate shields us from blistering heat.  July and August skies roll back the clouds, revealing snowcapped sentinels guarding both flanks of dazzling Puget Sound.

Whether it’s sports teams, business icons, educational and medical facilities or appealing weather, we’re prone to preen with hometown hubris.  Perhaps this gives us cover to minimize our rainfall and vulnerability to earthquakes, tsunamis and North Korean missiles.

So what do we do with our bent to be bragodocious?

Speaking through His Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah, the Lord said, “Wise men should not boast of their wisdom, nor strong men of their strength, nor rich men of their wealth.  If anyone wants to boast, he should boast that he knows and understands Me because My love is constant, and I do what is just and right.”

Centuries later God’s messenger, Paul, wrote, “Whoever wants to boast must boast of what the Lord has done.”
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What or whom do you brag about?