Monday, 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Readings: 1 Timothy 1:1-2, 12-14 & Luke 6: 39 – 42
Reflection Date: September 10, 2021
Why do you notice the splinter in your brothers' eye? The words of the Gospel focus on the eye, the delicate sense of sight.
You will notice that people, who cheat, are often afraid that their partners may be cheating on them. It is greedy who quickly see greed in others. Psychology calls it projection. What we do not want to accept in ourselves, we project it to other people. Thus, our Lord asks, "why do you notice the splinter in your brother's eye but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own?" Many faultfinders do not see their own faults.
If only each of us examined ourselves better and diligently corrected our own faults, there would be less evil in the world. As it is, there is much evil because we criticize the faults of others and do nothing to correct ourselves.
Let the Lord give you eyes to see yourselves better.
Joseph Cardozo SJ | Contributor
Radio Veritas Asia (RVA), a media platform of the Catholic Church, aims to share Christ. RVA started in 1969 as a continental Catholic radio station to serve Asian countries in their respective local language, thus earning the tag “the Voice of Asian Christianity.” Responding to the emerging context, RVA embraced media platforms to connect with the global Asian audience via its 21 language websites and various social media platforms.
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