The other day I was riding with my good friends Matt and Lauren, and the subject of conversation turned to one of their friends, Shep.*
“Why does Shep think he can get onto everybody else about cussing too much, and then turn around and watch the movies he does? Isn’t that so hypocritical?” Lauren asked.
Matt answered, “Because he’s a sinner.”
Just like the rest of us.
What further answer is required? Should we be surprised or angry when we see the faults in others that we try so desperately to hide in ourselves? The ground is level, as the saying goes, at the foot of the cross.
Or, as an old Switchfoot song says,
“Nobody’s famous
and nobody’s fine
We all need forgiveness
We’re longing inside.”
*Shep’s true identity has been concealed to protect the guilty.
