“…first take the plank out of your eye,
and then you will see clearly to
remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”
Luke 7:47-48
I’m the first to admit that I have planks in my eyes while others have specks, and yet, I’m still able to find knotholes through which I look at others. It is so easy to find the faults in others. ‘Why does she do that?’ ‘How could he do that?’ How many times in my day do I ask myself questions such as these?
I think it’s time to begin to plug-up the knotholes and then
start working on removing the planks.
Reflections on the Journey 
And it would seem that looking through the knotholes would have a way of distorting our vision, not allowing us to see clearly through. I like your idea of removing the planks completely and removing all obstacles to our vision.
Oh Joanne, I really like that…looking through the knotholes distorts our vision. That is great.
Knotholes indeed. My planks have knotholes aplenty! What a great image…thanks for sharing this today.
Thanks Kim. I have plenty of knotholes as well and some of them seem to be focused on the same people – yuk
Lent begins one month from today. That will give me great motivations for patching knotholes and removing a plank or two.
One month…I better run out and buy candy!!! That seems to be the easiest thing to do for lent. Thanks Ruth Ann.
Love your honest perspective!
Thanks Glenda, means a lot.
Thanks for stopping at my blog. I love what you have to say about planks. I’ve got my own, and now that you mention it I have knotholes too. Something to work on for sure!
Andie, your posts are always so inspirational, thanks. 🙂 I agree that removing planks first is always best, in order to see the other a little more clearly and mercifully. God is patient with us and our mistakes, so it is good for us to be tolerant of others. I believe this should be done with boundaries, without making excuses for sins or allowing others to hurt us.
I need to plug-up some knotholes of my own! Thanks for the nudge!
Appreciate your honesty. Blessings.
Another thought-provoking post, Andie. This does get the mind in the prepare for Lent mode, doesn’t it?