Matthew 7:1-5
1“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
1“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 “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? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
Reflection
Today, we hear Jesus, in these scriptures remind us that we should not judge. Jesus parallel between the speck and the plank is an extension of the argument that we judge in others what we dislike most about ourselves. Is there something that other people do that makes you really mad (like over the top angry)? Do you think that this could be something that you struggle with as well? Why or why not?
