“We judge others by their deeds, but ourselves by our intentions.”

How quickly we offer ourselves grace — “I didn’t mean to hurt them”, “My heart was in the right place.”

And yet, how swiftly we hold others accountable for what they did — regardless of what they may have meant.

This quiet double standard often hides in plain sight.

We justify ourselves through unseen motives.

We condemn others based on visible mistakes.

And if we’re honest, we rarely flip that lens inward.

But Jesus sees it all, the heart and the hands, the intent and the impact.

And He invites us to walk the narrow path where grace and truth meet.

He isn’t calling us to be blind to sin, but to be slow to judge and quick to understand.

To recognise that we, too, have missed the mark.

To release the heavy burden of judgment and pick up the lighter yoke of mercy.

“First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”

— Matthew 7:5

Mercy begins when we stop demanding perfection from others — and start offering the same grace we so deeply long to receive.