The log and the speck

After Matthew 7:1-6 

You see it; it’s obvious,

the speech in his eye,

the flaw in his character,

the behavior so objectionable,

the preference so distasteful,

the affinity so obnoxious,

the comment so ignorant,

the belief so ridiculous,

the choice so misguided,

the heresy so malignant,

the lie so obvious,

the politics so deplorable.

So much to criticize,

and so little time.

 

But that speck, that mite,

is insignificant compared

to the attitude that judges

first and asks questions

later, that log of prejudice

that comes from the unjustified

sense of superiority, that log

that blinds your eyes

and closes your heart.

 

Photograph by Alex Kadrow via Unsplash. Used with permission.