Look to Yourself

 Robert Cardinal Sarah

Before accusing others, it is important to look at oneself. We have a limitless capacity for throwing stones at our neighbor's face. We would do better to admit our own faults. In prayer and silence, our heart gleams much more than in the blind, autistic* frenzy of rebellion.

The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise 

[*The word "autism" comes from the Greek word "autos," which means "self."]