#MoteInYourEye

#MoteInYourEye 

 

 

Anyone who is walking upright, with life and breath knows what it feels like to have a speck of dust, or an eyelash settle into his or her eye. It is the worst nuisance, and one that can consume you to the point that you end up with a very painful situation or a bloodshot orb.

There are oftentimes distractions that we tend to allow to cloud our vision, sometimes becoming a mote, or dust or speck.  We live in a world in which folks are quick to point out the mistakes and misgivings of others, but do not see the thing that is weighing us down.  There’s an interesting scripture that provides an excellent metaphor for this… Matthew 7:3 from the International Standard Version: "Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?”

I am doubtful that many of us have lived our lives without pointing our finger at someone, overlooking the remaining three that point backward toward ourselves at some time.  It’s human nature to shed the blame, or deny responsibility… whether it’s intentional or not, it happens.  My thought today, is that we can kindly help one another out by providing a little “Visine” to our friend, as he or she helps to pull the eyelash out of our eye.

I have made the mistake of stumbling and speaking about the actions of someone in my household who shall remain nameless (D.M.) –smile-- in front of my daughter… she stood eagerly listening as children do. She said to me after a point, “Well, sometimes you do that too, Mommie.” Okay, okay… I must admit that I am super anal about items that are out of place in my home; I do fluff pillows behind people no sooner than they’ve left the sofa or armchair…I do sweep the entryway several times…in an hour…wipe walls, countertops… straighten curtains… yes… anal. However, this one particular time, I had spoken about how this and that was out of order… and my sweet cherub corrected me! This may be trivial to some, but I am learning every day to not point fingers, and to make sure that there’s not a thing in my eye before I look for something in my neighbor’s. What have you so eagerly pointed out about your brother or sister that you could have easily overlooked, or offered your helping hand? My prayer is that I can remove the proverbial speck of dust before it blinds my own vision.

 

Peace and Blessings,

LaShawna

 

*Note to self: It's not that serious.

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