Today’s readings are about accountability. Both the prophet Ezekiel and Jesus tell us that we have a duty, both as individuals and as the Body of Christ, to try to correct those who have strayed. This is a huge challenge, both because none of us enjoy being told we’re doing something wrong and because those doing the telling often are ostracized. But God tells us that we have a duty to try to correct others; the suffering that comes because of that is certainly no worse than the suffering Jesus endured for us. The question becomes, how do we accomplish this task? St. Paul, in the second reading, and Jesus, in the Gospel passage give us the answer: by loving others. To do that well, we need to first recognize the love and forgiveness that God has shown to us. None of us are perfect, and Jesus told us in another Gospel passage that we should recognize our own failings before we look to correct someone else. When we truly understand and appreciate how much God loves us and has forgiven us, then we can begin to show that same love and forgiveness to others. That sort of recognition can be difficult to do in a vacuum, so Jesus tells us at the end of today’s Gospel to pray together for strength and guidance. Sometimes we all need to be corrected, but if the correction comes out of love it’s far more likely to be received positively.