So sorry for the tardy post. I had a day off yesterday and did such a great job checking out mentally that I totally forgot my post!
Its very easy to read this account and shake my finger again at those Pharisees till I stop and admit the thin line between me and those I so easily condemn. At the same time, I have to acknowledge an even thinner line between me and those I pretend to defend. With that realization, I read the "woe to you"s soberly reminded of who those words were intended to warn. Its amazing the power of judgementalism and how quickly it constipates me spiritually. As crude as it sounds, I pray for spiritual ex-lax so that God's love would course freely through my life.
the stunning display of such mental imagery is inspiring as always dan. i, too can concur with your sentiment.
ReplyDeleteDan, I LOVE your analogy!!!
ReplyDeleteThe hardest part is to admit that we are sick. After we share our symptoms to the "Doctor", he'l freely & abundantly give us all the ex-lax we need.
"It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners" -- Mark 2:17