Jesus uses unexpected comparisons to illuminate personal, dark habits and highlight our need for light.
Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye? Notice the precision of the verb: why do you “look” and not simply “see”; why do you observe, fix your gaze on straws and trifles, scrutinize the shadow instead of the light in that eye? Jesus masterfully challenges our troubling inclination in the brother’s weakness, in enjoying others’ flaws, almost to justify our own.
There is a reason for this: the person who sees no good in himself and only evil around him cannot be gentle to others.
Instead, he, who has already reconciled to his weaknesses, only looks at the other with a blessed gaze. Like a mysterious angel announcing to the one who weeps: the Lord is with you; he is in the most profound reflection of your tears to multiply courage, lift you, and strengthen your strength.
God looked and saw that everything was a very good thing (Gen 1:31). The biblical God is a happy God, who not only sees good but emanates it, for he has a heart of light and his good eye is like a lamp, wherever it rests it spreads light (Mt 6:22).
To attain true well-being, each individual must embrace the power of giving. Every good person brings forth goodness from the treasure of their heart. Don’t be stingy with your heart; you have been richly blessed, so let it shine brightly.
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