Jesus said that you can t fix a speck in someone else s eye when you are blinded by a beam in yours. Jesus knew that we can so easily find fault with others and are quick to point that out. It s so simple to pick out what is wrong with others. But how hard it is to look inside and fix the problems that we see there. Jesus knew that we are a mixture of good and evil.
Every person is capable of doing great things.
We know that we have been able at times to exhibit great amounts of compassion and care. We know that we have been able to be kind and patient with difficult people at times. We have seen in ourselves the qualities of courage and fortitude. But we also know that within us there are the qualities of pettiness and selfishness. We know that we can be impatient and cruel to people.