The Speck vs the Beam

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Luke 6: 39-42 

 The Blind  Leading the Blind

³⁹ He also told them this parable: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit? ⁴⁰ The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.

⁴¹ “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? ⁴² How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Jesus teaches us to begin reform with ourselves, not with our neighbor.  We can be so consumed by the faults we see in others, that we are blind to our own. A test would be to ask others what they see as our weak areas or where we need to improve. Scary, humiliating, but helpful. Dare we try it today?

Bro.Rene

Dear God, open my eyes to see what needs improvement or redirection in my  own life, rather than in my neighbor's. Amen