When I was growing up in Louisville, KY, I would listen to a radio show out of Cincinnati, OH with a funny announcer named Richard King. One of his favorite things to do was play music and then make a horrible sound like “BBBBBBBBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ”. After doing that for a while, he would come on the air and say “The trouble is in your set!”
I found that very funny, but later, it reminded me of a parable that Jesus taught.
Jesus said, “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank [or 2 by 4] in your own eye? 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? 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.” - Matthew 7:3-5 NIV
This reminds me that when I disagree with someone, I need to carefully examine my own life, before I can criticize that other person. Only when I have examined my life, confessed my own sins and repented of my sinful ways, can I clearly see problems in another person's life,
Several years ago, there used to be a Christian band that called themselves “PlankEye”. I thought that was a wonderful name, and think of it when I am tempted to criticize others.
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