We're all biased

[Carson]

Hi @kathleen,

You took the words out of my mouth! I was going to write about blind spots today but I had to revise the post in light of your wisdom. That’s my roundabout way of saying thank you… and acknowledging that my take isn’t that special!

I also learned a lot from you. I hadn’t considered Luke 4 in this light. What a gift it is that Christ helps us to see. One way that I think God does this is through loving community - like what we are trying to build here. (Another post on this theme: But now I see).

I’m also grateful for how you normalize our being blind. It’s not necessarily something to be ashamed of or feel bad about. It is just part of the human condition…

@kathleen

to be human is to have blind spots . Limitations, if you will. Biases, yes, in terms of inclinations, even prejudices. This is why we need each other and need to be open to hearing about ourselves from one another!

I think I was conditioned by my school and ministry context to want to know it all. “If you complete this class, then you’ll have this material mastered.” And probably my own proud heart was part of it. But, to accept these limits as part of life is to see a tad bit more clearly.