God is not fooled by our outward appearances of power, wealth or acts of piety. He looks at the  heart! In today’s Gospel we see this very clearly. The Pharisee has a heart filled with pride. The tax collector has a heart filled with humility. Do we compare ourselves to people who do the  most terrible things to people, and then say, “Well, I am not as bad as he is?” Or do we compare  ourselves to Jesus and the saints, and say, “How can I be more like them?” This is a humble heart.