Twenty-Third Friday of Ordinary Time

Can a blind person guide a blind person? Will not both fall into a pit? No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained, every disciple will be like his teacher.

We have a tendency to absorb the traits of those whom we spend the most time with in our lives, whether that is family, friends, mentors, spiritual directors, or God. Whomever we listen to the most is who we will be like in our thoughts, speech, and actions. Jesus reminds us today that they become our teachers. Hopefully, we choose to listen to good people and to God, but sometimes we allow evil to speak to us through our families, friends, the television shows we watch, etc. When we hear these evil counsels, we must be willing to rebuke them and turn our attention to God for guidance. He will teach us how to see and if we allow Him to open our eyes, we will not lose our way and fall into the pit. Instead, we will see the goodness of God and in turn, we will be able to pass along our knowledge of Him to those who listen to us.

Who do we listen to in our lives? Do we keep our ears open to God’s counsel? Who are we becoming like?

O Lord, be our teacher so that we might one day be like you.

Amen.