Remove the wooden beam from your eye first

September 11, 2015 6:00 am

“‘Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,’ when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! Remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter in your brother’s eye.” (LK 6: 42)

How easy we can see others’ limits and weaknesses. Art historians used to say: we see what we know. The danger of being focused on others’ limits rather than ours lies on a lack of truth. The truth about us is that we are sinners; Our Lord saved us, but with His blessing and help we can change. Our responsibility is to change ourselves for the beauty of our brothers and sisters (or spouses) and not to change them because we know better.

“Your word, O Lord, is truth; consecrate us in the truth.” (Gospel Acclamation)

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