10/09/2021

It seems that St Paul was always aware of his sinful past, which he counts as blasphemous, but never allowed the guilt he felt to paralyse him  into nonaction. I too have to overcome the weight of guilt that my sins have created and in my case I cannot find comfort in the idea that I was in ignorance when I committed them. I was about to use "we" as subject of  the last sentence and as I started to type"we" I realised that it is that that Jesus warns us about in today's Gospel.  Any confidence the blind have in leading other blind is bound to result in disaster .I have to lever the plank out of my own eye before I can presume to judge and lead.

The message of the Gospel is not just for me, however, all of us hear the same words but take that message into our individual hearts. My responsibility is for my own response but even so I cannot let the falsehood of false teaching into my heart. Jesus teaches that we shouldn't judge. Jesus teaches that we should beware of false prophets. Jesus teaches that we should not condemn. Jesus teaches that we should avoid falsehood. Jesus teaches that we should find the plank of falsehood in our own selves before looking at others We have to know and act upon the Way the Truth and the Life and only then can we say with St Paul "the grace of the Lord filled me with faith  and with  the love that is in Christ Jesus"

Dear Lord lead me along the path that sees you as all in all. Let me share in your infinity of Love and proceed throughout this day without being tainted by sin. I make this prayer inspired by you the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.