Bible study

The one the group of girls that I'm a part of (I don't really feel like a part of it, but I go, so it counts) is doing a study by Beth Moore called Stepping Up...and it's about the Psalms of Ascent.
That is, Psalms 120-134.

Of these, the only one that I was familiar with was Psalm 121. Yesterday and today the homework was about Psalm 131, which was really cool, though it was the shortest one. The first verse was especially interesting because it talks about pride, and I've been thinking about pride quite a bit, especially the type of pride that causes rivalries. I was involved in multiple rivalries last year during Mathcounts season, and since I'm no longer a Mathcounts participant I think about the competition differently now. I think a lot about those rivalries, especially the one that is still living.

My friend that goes to school with the person with whom I have this rivalry says that he was really mad when I did better than he did at State Mathcounts. I do not know if this is true -- she dislikes him more than I do. But it doesn't feel right to still have this rivalry, and since I have not seen this person since April and don't know if I'll ever see him again, it isn't exactly easy to end.