I have hidden Thy word in my heart.
(Picture by Lisa R)

Luke 18. “To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed’: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ ‘But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ ‘I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted'” (Verses 9-14). It is easy to dwell in self-righteousness. It is easy to believe that our “Christianity” makes is more holy. But a holy heart is one that understands fully what Christ did on the cross. It is a heart that looks at the “least of these” and realizes that without Christ that would have been us. We are called to be salt and light, not prosecutor and judge.