When I read the gospel for today and reflect on my life I am convicted by Jesus' teachings of my own shortcomings. How often have I been blind? Or, failed to notice the log in my own eye while seeing the speck in others? There is a saying that "hindsight is always 20/20." The capacity of human beings to rationalize their own conduct or delude themselves is tremendous. How else could many come to the conclusion that killing babies in the womb is a human right?! To be a Christian is to: "...work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." (Phil 12: 2) Until we die our lives are a work in progress. The fruit of our lives is manifest often after we have gone. However much of our experience is brought about through self-fulfilling prophecies: "Out of the good treasure of the heart, the good person produces good; and out of the evil treasure the evil person produces evil." (Lk 6: 45) Nevertheless, we do not lose heart. Every Sunday we celebrate the resurrection and are reminded of our loving God's power over sin and death: "The sting of death is sin, and the power of the sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Cor 15: 56-57)
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