Judy Ball Poet Quatrain

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"DO NOT JUDGE LEST YE BE JUDGED YOURSELVES, FOR IN THE WAY THAT YOU JUDGE YOU WILL BE JUDGED; AND BY YOUR STANDARD OF MEASURE IT SHALL BE MEASURED TO YOU., AND WHY DO YOU LOOK AT THE SPECK IN YOUR BROTHER'S EYE BUT DO NOT NOTICE THE LOG IN YOUR OWN EYE?  YOU HYPOCRITE, FIRST TAKE THE LOG OUT OF YOUR OWN EYE, THEN YOU WILL SEE CLEARLY ENOUGH TO TAKE THE SPECK FROM YOUR BROTHER'S EYE."                                          Mathew 7:1-5

Seeing Faults

It isn't hard to see the faults,
Of all those 'round about us,
And point them out to others,
As we make note of the status,

Of those who seem to lean toward,
A certain type of weakness,
While building up our vision,
Of our own virtues and meekness.

It seems we tend to turn blind eyes,
On unattractive habits,
And make excuses for ourselves,
Or run like frightened rabbits,

When faced with certain frailties,
Or faults we don't want mentioned,
For after all we're not the ones,
Who sorely need correction.

It isn't hard to see the faults,
Of brothers and of sisters,
But seeing faults when they're our own,
Can burn until it blisters.

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Gershon Wolf July 1, 2021 at 6:29 PM Yup! So true. Love is blind, and we certainly do love ourselves a lot... Judy Ball July 4, 2021 at 7:15 AM We sure do . Thanks bunches my friend. God Bless, JB

Victor Buhagiar June 30, 2021 at 1:15 AM Very argumentative and rightly so. Hugs. Judy Ball July 1, 2021 at 8:59 AM Thanks so much Victor. God Bless, JB

Rama Balasubramanian June 29, 2021 at 8:21 AM Profound thoughts. Like the qoute too. I agree with you completely. Reminded me of a couplet by an Indian Saint in which he says I went about searching for a bad man could not find any. Then I looked within and realised I was the baddest. Judy Ball June 29, 2021 at 9:13 AM WoW Rama. Thanks for the Indian proverb. Love it. Thanks for the kind words too. God Bless, JB

Kim Merryman June 29, 2021 at 8:20 AM A truth filled write, Judy! Great message! Blessings, Kim M Judy Ball June 29, 2021 at 9:07 AM Thank you so much Kim. God Bless, JB