Plank eye

So I walked around trying to stay focused on what was right, but everywhere I went I saw sin. Everyone seemed to have issues that were clearly wrong. How come I was the only one who could see them. My neighbor has a plank in his eye as did the deacon, and also the church elder, even the pastor's eye had a plank in it. Was I the only one seeing clearly?

Then one day I looked in the mirror and to my dismay I had a plank in my eye! I dawned on me that the plank I had been seeing in others was merely my own plank. I was so busy looking at others. I thought they had the problems when it was I not them. So I looked to Jesus and again I saw a plank but this one was different. On this plank was Jesus hanging with all my faults. This plank was beautiful because it was the cross.

Before I was distracted by others instead of attracted by my Lord. I had spent so much time looking at others to notice my own plank, but more importantly to busy to bee looking at my Jesus. Once I looked to Jesus He took my plank and the plank in others eyes were now mere specks.

Lord may I be attracted by Jesus not distracted by others.