Someone described an example of confidence as “doing the New York Times crossword Puzzle with a ball point pen.” I have always been glad that pencils usually have an eraser built in. While confidence is an attractive quality, it has its limitation. We all make mistakes even about things where we are highly confident. One waggish observer described an acquaintance with the statement, “Often wrong, never in doubt.” It is always possible that what we think we know may in fact be wrong. For those of us who like to be right that is an irritating thought. It has happened to followers of Jesus before. Jesus had just finished telling his disciples that he was going up to Jerusalem and that he would be killed by the powers of that time. Peter immediately contradicted Jesus indicating that could not happen. Peter was certain that Jesus was the Messiah and that death could not be the early end of the Messiah. He was confident but events proved him wrong just as Jesus had said. Christians have gotten things wrong at other times. Some Christians were wrong about slavery, for example. Christians, even faithful, confident Christians can get things wrong even yet. We may not see it at the time, but later events and God’s guidance may help us see the better way. It was a hard path for Peter, but in the end, with God’s help, Peter gained a new vision of what God’s Messiah should be. We might well remember that while Christians get many things right, we can also be mistaken in our opinions. All this should make us a bit more modest especially when we are in disagreement with each other.