Asu Mario Abraham

The Danger of Hypocritical Living Friday, 23rd Week in Ordinary Time, 2 (Luke 6:39-42) A bitter and unforgiving person cannot teach peace and mercy. We are product of what we possess. In our readings today, we are invited to reflect on commitment, self-examination and humility. Paul in the first reading, tells us what he goes through in order to fulfill God’s mission. Faithfulness demands perseverance and personal integrity. How committed are we with the task of spreading the gospel? While, Jesus in the gospel text, reminds us that leadership requires humility to be self-aware. The blind indeed cannot lead the blind. Unless one is healed, it will be difficult to help others heal. What area of our life needs to be healed? For bad advise, bad example and false doctrine leads others astray and into the ditch. Unless one is fully taught, he cannot teach others. We become like who we follow. Who are we following? The danger of hypocritical living is not that we correct others, but that we too are more guilty of the faults we see in others. Thus, Jesus says the log in our eyes must be taken off, in order for we to help others. What log have we refused to remove? ©Fr. Lawrence Obasi 11/09/2026