My thought for today is pride. It is the first and probably the worst of the seven deadly sins. If the word sin bothers you, it is likely because of pride. Sin implies a need to ask for help whereas pride tells me I do not need help, not from my fellow man and certainly not from God, if in fact there is one. If I call something a mistake, then it is something I can correct; if I call it a sin, then I need help with it, usually divine help. Pride wants me to be special. Even in doing service, I must be careful not to let pride sneak in, to convince me that nobody else can do this as good as I do, or more subtly, I'm doing this because no one else wants to. The big book reminds me that selfishness and self-centeredness (pride) is the root of my trouble. It goes on to say we must get rid of this or it kills us. I don't know about you, but I'm not ready to die yet so I'll ask for help.
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