I was watching Canada's Worst Driver the other day, and they were teaching the contestants about their blind spots in their car. Every single one of them said, "I don't have a blind spot." Then Andrew (the host) would show them how if they sit in the seat and look out their mirrors they cannot see a motorcycle which is just beside their passenger door.
The look of astonishment on their faces was priceless.
Every single one.
And it got me thinking about my own blind spots.
This Lent we are spending time as a church community thinking about our individual relationships with God. Trying to answer the question, "Where are you on your faith journey."
This is a hard question to answer on our own, often. Mainly because we are very good at deceiving ourselves. When we look at others we try to see objectively. We see their blind spots. We see where they are making exceptions for themselves, even though they may accuse others of the same thing they are doing.
But we often can't see our own and need others to point them out. This is one of the benefits of a community, and one I am grateful for, even if I don't always enjoy the process.
I hope that this Lent we learn how to be able to spot our own blind spots better, and are gracious as we learn how to point out each others as well.