It seems that at all stages of life we can fall prey to the temptation to want to look good in the eyes of others. Sometimes we go to such lengths that we even deny who we really are so that we will be able to impress other people.
In the time of Jesus, there was a group of people known as the Pharisees. They were experts at making themselves look good in the eyes of others but in their case, what you saw was not always what you got. Having accepted an invitation to dine with a group of Pharisees, Jesus took them to task. Saint Luke recounts the story. When the Pharisees asked Jesus why he did not follow the custom of scrupulously washing his hands before dining, he turned the question back on them.
Can you imagine the looks on their faces when they heard him say, although you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, inside you are filled with plunder and evil (Lk 11:39). Perhaps today, each of us should ask ourselves the question: Do the words I speak and the images I portray faithfully represent what is truly in the depth of my heart?
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