How can you think of saying, "Friend, let me help you get rid of the speck in your eye," when you can't see past the log in your own eye? -- Matthew 7:4, NLT
We are also tempted to be distressed by the sins and failings of others. We try to fix things. This excites us so much that it keeps us from praying. Worst of all, we trick ourselves into believing we are doing the Lord's work! Good intentions have led to terrible mistakes. Spiritual security comes when we stop being anxious about others and begin to watch after ourselves.
Try to focus on the best in others and the worst in ourselves. This will blind us to their defects. Eventually, we may even think of them as better than ourselves.
--Teresa of Avila: The Life of Teresa of Jesus
Near to the Heart of God: May 8
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