Luke 6:37-42

We love to compare

We do it constantly

We compare

Our looks

Our status

Our wealth or lack

… our lives

We want to measure ourselves

Better or worse

But you tell us no

We are not better

Than the child abuser

We are not worse

Than Mother Teresa

We are not the same

But we are equal

We are on a journey 

To salvation

All of us

You desire to save us all

From the hell of hatred

From the hell of bigotry

From the hell of hopelessness

From the hell of fear

These continue into

Our future

As long as we cling to them

We do not judge

We show compassion

To others

To ourselves

Compassion should extend

To all of us

Not just others

Not just ourselves

To EVERYONE

A hard task

If we are blind to this

We cannot move forward

In our journey

And we cannot encourage 

Others to join us

We condemn the outward

Failings of others

While ignoring the inward

Failings of ourselves

You call this a speck

And a plank

You judge the inward sin

As our first task

This is our daily challenge

Luke 6:37-42