St. Augustine said that the church isn't a museum for saints but a hospital for sinners.
Humility is hard. We talk of it often, but it's a hard thing to look at yourself and admit your faults and failings. We like to hide them, to sweep them under the rug, or to find someone else who has seemingly worse faults and make ourselves feel better by comparing ourselves to them.
Jesus is giving us permission to admit our faults. God knows them all anyway. So when we humbly admit them, our pride doesn't get in the way of our relationships. We can admit our weaknesses and help one another. As someone said, the church is simply one beggar telling another where to find bread. We're all hungry, we're all broken, and the more honestly we're able to admit that, the better we can serve one another.
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