Ouch!

"Saint Francis never criticized anybody. He believed that if evil is all around, it is he and not others who must first be converted."

(The Gift of Faith, pg. 157)

Ouch!  This hits to the core of the heart, doesn't it?  I think this says it all!  How easy it is to fall into criticism.  What is needed instead is silence and self reflection on my own need for conversion. 

Thank you Lord for your merciful love!

Happy Feast of St. Francis!