Dear Father, The Pharisees came to Jesus with a woman who was taken in the very act of adultery, saying, “Now Moses in the law commanded us that whoever doeth such things should be stoned: but what sayest thou?” And Jesus responded, saying, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” And they, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, leaving Jesus alone with the woman standing in the midst. We have all come across situations of selective conviction--where we shine the light on the wrongs of others, desiring that they be punished for their deviance. Sometimes this desire is born from genuine reasons; however, in constantly pointing out the wrongs of others, there is the risk that we may become blind to our own faults. Jesus refers to it as seeking out the mote in someone else’s eye while a beam remains in ours. There are many other instances in Scripture where people condemn the wrongs of others despite their own. At times, this happens subconsciously--only after they accuse others do they realize they are guilty of the same. This leads us to the psychological reasons behind such subconscious acts, a subject that holds far more than I could write to You in one letter. However, while not disregarding the place for correction, I would also restate the importance of self-evaluation. If there were as many self-examiners as there are critics, perhaps the world would be closer to perfect. Translations; Slide 1: English Slide 2: French Slide 3: Bengali Slide 4: Hindi Slide 5: Urdu #LettertoGod