Finding Fault Mary Luti They watched him… so that they might find fault with him. - Luke 6:7 Its a hard job, but someone has to do it. Someone has to be vigilant, fret about slippage, catch every error in this annoying universe of imperfect people. And thank God you do it well, correcting pronunciation and grammar, criticizing dress, tone of voice, manners, food choices, and liturgical practices. And if youre always scowling, on the verge of apoplexy; if your heart is a little jaundiced, your language a bit blue; if people cringe when you pronounce your views—so be it. Its the cross you have to bear, the price you pay, for having such impeccable taste, such high standards, such unerring judgments, such a fine mind. Youre the last best hope in a sea of mediocrity. You cant fall down on the job. Some people will object. Theyll say youre being ridiculous, sweating the small stuff, that youre condescending, demanding, hyper-critical, at worst cruel, at best unkind. But youre all thats standing between civilization and decline, so keep at it. If someone does something good, dont let it go unpunished. If someone walks on water, take him to task for not learning to swim. Prayer Patient and indulgent God, change my heart when it looks for faults and finds them everywhere (except in me). Spare me the burden of being the judge of the world and every error in it. Mary Luti ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mary Luti is Interim Senior Pastor, Wellesley Village Church, Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:31:18 +0000
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