Alan Neale

Writer • Speaker

Lenten Reflection #8 “Distracted” St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Goldsboro, NC. Monday February 24, 2021. The Reverend Alan Neale

Can’t see the forest for the trees? Can’t see your own problem for focus on others? Having the infamous “log in our own eyes” not only prevents us from getting near to others, it prevents us helping others and it causes much distraction in our lives.

Mark
6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 7 “Why does this fellow speak in this way? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 At once Jesus perceived in his spirit that they were discussing these questions among themselves; and he said to them, “Why do you raise such questions in your hearts?