Am I self-conscious, self-pitying, or self-justifying?
This question is all about attitudes. It goes deeper than our actions and questions motives. It's easy to drift into a pattern of doing the 'right thing', but with an attitude that removes all trace of delight. Sadly these attitudes are highly contagious. Righteous anger flares, is expressed and dies fairly quickly. Bad attitudes linger like the smell of old fish.
Another of the Holy Clubs activities was helping others, especially the poor. This is one of the simplest habits to develop (some of you even do it naturally - I have to work at it).
A helping hand, a smile, a word of affirmation (the more specific the better) to say 'well done' to someone is good, to say I particularly liked the way you did . . . Is a whole lot better, its in the right context.
These kind of attitudes linger too, but in the best possible way.
Bible passage to meditate on: Philippians 4:8-9
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