Actually the question is better stated as, do we have moral fortitude? In other words, do we have the conviction of faith to stand up for what we believe in the face of a difficult situation and have the courage to act rightly? Jesus puts accountability where it belongs. It starts with each one of us. Believe what you see in this world AND in what you don't see, that is to say by the eyes of faith about the Divine. Stick to the facts and only the facts about things in this world, the truth and only the truth about the Divine.

In today's Gospel reading, August 28, 2022 Sunday, from Luke 10:23-37 Jesus says to His disciples, "Blessed are the eyes that see the things which you see, For I say to you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things that you see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things that you hear, and have not heard them." As the reading goes on, Jesus tells a story about a man who is attacked by robbers and is badly injured. Several people pass the injured man lying on the road without giving a second look at him to yield assistance. It was the good Samaritan who bends down and treats the man's wounds, lifts him on to one of his work animals to carry him to an inn and pays for multiple days of care.

There are so many ways that we can use our powers of observation to bring needed change and healing to a situation. Pride causes deafness, dumbness and blindness. Humility, faith and charity are the cure.

Once upon a time, my son, who was in grade school at the time, was out at recess when suddenly he decided to stick his foot out to trip one of his classmates. The teacher who saw what happened called my son for a time out and then made a call to me to inform me about the occurrence. When my son returned home and was asked what happened, his response was, "The trouble with the teacher is that she believes everything she sees." Out of the mouths of babes, who need our instruction and direction to grow up rightly.