What have you learned about yourself from considering [the limitations, failures, and weaknesses of others]? (Serendipity Bible 10th Anniversary Edition, page 996).
The
first response we should have when observing the limitations,
failures, and weaknesses of others is to not sit in judgment of them
but instead to examine our own hearts. Think of someone from whom
you seem the most different, remote, and alienated; now consider that
what is different about you pales in comparison to what you both
share—human nature. I have heard it said that subtle differences
make all the difference, and in some respects that is true. But we
should never assume that we are not vulnerable to each and every
foible that has afflicted humanity from the beginning—just
sometimes manifested in different and devious ways. Likewise, in
reverse there are many strengths we pride ourselves in that are
likewise shared by even the most humbled and dejected. Thus, my
plea today is to remember that we need not stretch to place ourselves
in the shoes of another (even our enemy's)—for in most respects we are already there.
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