Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 6, 39-42
Jesus told his disciples a parable:
“Can a blind person guide a blind person?
Will not both fall into a pit?
No disciple is superior to the teacher;
but when fully trained,
every disciple will be like his teacher.
Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye,
but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own?
How can you say to your brother,
‘Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,’
when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye?
You hypocrite! Remove the wooden beam from your eye first;
then you will see clearly
to remove the splinter in your brother’s eye.”
The guide for your life
1. Blindness. In life, it’s easy to become blind, and it can happen in a few different ways. First, you can become blind because of your emotions, letting them make you obsessed with a person. In your pursuit of affection, you might be willing to lose your identity and your way of life. Then there’s material blindness, where your sight is lost because you measure everything by money, and your world revolves around whether you have things or not. Finally, there’s moral blindness, where you become so concerned by someone else’s sin that you refuse to listen to them. You set yourself up as a judge, and you don’t allow them the chance to change or take back what they’ve done; their past actions are enough to blind you completely.
2. A guide. In life, we meet people who want to guide us, but the problem arises when they try to manipulate us instead. A manipulator will take you where they want you to go, while a true guide walks with you, supporting your journey based on what’s best for you. The key is to know if you’re guiding or manipulating—if you want the best for that person, or if you just want them to be what you’ve decided them to be.
3. The beam in your eye. Learning to look at yourself is crucial to understanding others. No one is exempt from anything, and we all have things to work on. You must understand that you have a whole journey ahead of you, and there’s a lot of work to be done. But to move forward, you have to accept your past. To take on the outside world, you must listen to your inner self. To face reality, you have to let go of idealization. And to live in peace, you must face and accept your own battles. Life is challenging and demanding, but it is also comforting and a great teacher.
Never forget that something good is on the way!
God bless you and be with you in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
