The words of Jesus are right and true, and that should sober us. Human reasoning can be deeply deceptive because it is often clouded by hatred, pride, self interest, idolatry, and plain selfishness. All of these distort our perception of reality. Jesus called the Pharisees blind guides and warned that both the guide and the one following would fall into a ditch. Blindness is a frightening condition, because when we cannot see clearly, we inevitably stumble and fall. We must guard our hearts carefully and remove anything that blinds us. God, free us from the things in our lives that…