Reflection for MONDAY, 12th Week, Ordinary Time.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Assistant Parish Priest,Manjeshwar,Kasargod
Reflective Readings on the Word of God
Matthew 7:1-5
Do not judge, and you will not be judged
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not judge, and you will not be judged; because the judgements you give are the judgements you will get, and the amount you measure out is the amount you will be given. Why do you observe the splinter in your brother’s eye and never notice the plank in your own? How dare you say to your brother, “Let me take the splinter out of your eye,” when all the time there is a plank in your own? Hypocrite! Take the plank out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly enough to take the splinter out of your brother’s eye.’ 
Reflection on the Readings
In life, we have to make decisions, and often they can be quite difficult decisions.
And some decisions are like irreversible and some decisions are like irrevocable.
When Abram made the decision to leave his country and his father’s house, it was a difficult decision.
And because it was God who was calling him to make a choice, he knew that it was going to be a once-and-for-all decision.
So whether to stay or to go, it was going to be irreversible and irrevocable.
Abram made the decision to follow the call of God, and God assured him of His blessings.
So when we have to make decisions in life, let us look at what is the will of God for us.
There are planks in our eyes that will block us from seeing what God wants of us.
So before we make a decision, let us pray and ask the Lord to remove the planks from our eyes.
Then we will be able to decide, and our decision will be for God’s blessings on us.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice day.