Thursday, April 30, 2015
Luke 6. 39-49
Judging
How often do we find ourselves in the position of making a snap assessment on someone we've just met, and then thinking, maybe we really need to think be thinking about our own self, our own history, before we pass judgement. That's what I hear Jesus saying in this story from Luke, about the blind leading the blind. Can we really expect to be of help to others if we haven't faced up to our own shortfalls? I recall occasions where I've been asked by people to help them in their relationship with each another; perhaps the old advice "walk in each other's moccasins for a bit and look at the world from that vantage point" is advice to be sensitive, that there may be more than one perspective to view from any given point. If each of us were to pause and reflect on how the other may be viewing things, then we can broaden our insight, and grasp that life is often more complex. With this acceptance and understanding, perceived barriers often melt away and healing becomes fact. Jesus is a master in waking us... to expand our consciousness!
Archdeacon Ken Cardwell
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