A few more thoughts……I have consciously worked for some years to remove ‘pride’ from my vocabulary. It can nearly always be replaced by ‘grateful’. Without saying it pride has the implication of comparison and, thus, judgement. If I am proud of my family or the business I have established it is in relation to the obvious misfortune of others. It is certainly obvious in the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector. Maybe singing the Doxology for a lifetime caused the lyrics….”Praise God from whom all blessings flow” to have a genuine effect on me…..?….:)