Are your windows clean?

I woke on Sunday morning with my TV on in my bedroom and one of the usual church shows was on a local channel. I don't know what it was about that sermon, but it struck me so much so that I have thought about it constantly since Sunday morning.

It was the story of a woman who looked out her window each day and watched as her neighbor hung her dirty/dingy clothes out on the line to dry. Each day she thought to herself. Why in the world is she hanging those filthy clothes out to dry. Her washer must not be worth a darn to leave her clothing in such terrible shape. Then one morning she was watching her hang her clothes out again, but this time they were clean and nice and she said to her husband, The neighbors must have gotten a new washing machine. They are no longer hanging dirty/dingy clothes out on that line. The husband replied, Honey, I washed the windows this morning before you rose out of bed!

It is so easy to get carried away with careless thoughts of judging others and with being so critical of each other, so I am going to make sure that I focus more on my windows and making sure they are clean before I let thoughts such as those cross my mind. I am not saying that it will be easy or that I will be successful 100% of the time, but I am certainly going to try. I believe that if each person in the world would take the time to "clean their windows" this world might be a less cruel world to live in. :)

Just thought I'd share. Thanks for reading! Until next time.
Jenn