Today's Daily Lesson comes from Luke chapter 6 verses 39 through 42:
39 He also told them a parable: ‘Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? 40A disciple is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully qualified will be like the teacher. 41Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? 42Or how can you say to your neighbour, “Friend, let me take out the speck in your eye”, when you yourself do not see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor’s eye.'
Often, our most serious resentments and frustrations with the faults and flaws of others are actually reflective of the resentments and frustrations we have towards the faults and flaws of our own selves. The things we are most hostile towards in other people actually reveal a deep hostility we have against ourselves.
This is why we see so many of the most zealous of prosecutors of others turn out being guilty of the very same sins they condemned in others.
Psychologists call this projection. Our mothers call it pointing the finger at others and having three fingers on the same hand pointing back at you.
Mad about somebody else's splinter? Maybe it's the log in your own eye. Angry with the color of the kettle? Maybe your the pot.
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