The Parable of the Wig

Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? Matthew 7:3 (NIV)

As women, we can be pretty quick to criticize.

It reminds me of the time we went to the amusement park with our cousins. We all piled into the runaway mine ride - kind of like a roller coaster that ended up splashing you in a lake. My mom and uncle were a couple of cars ahead of us, and on the first hill, my uncle's hat blew off. Well, mom was having a great time with that one - she laughed and pointed - "Look Bob - there's your hat - floating in the lake!"

And then the unthinkable happened. We went down another hill - only this time - my mom's WIG blew off. That's right. Landing in the lap of a total stranger like some dead animal.

Jesus so wisely taught, "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own?"

Our own downfalls can be way more embarrassing than our brother's, or our sister's. Let's show each other . a little grace today.

Show me Lord to take care of my own problems before I worry about someone else's. Amen

Suzie Thomas