[“Stop judging and you
will not be judged.“] (Lk. 6:37a)
Sad, comical, ironic,
disheartening: many of us Christians have perfected the very thing Jesus told
us not to do. We can be really great judgers. In a certain way this makes
sense, since as Christians we’ve been blessed with Jesus’s teaching—know right
from wrong. We can always judge a right action from a wrong one. However
sometimes we go too far and condemn a person rather than just a sinful
action.
Recently I was asked
if a certain individual who is married to a pornstar is a good role model for
young men. It became clear after discussing the question with others that
the question presumed a severe negative judgement of the pornstar. Porn is
gravely immoral and so we can rightly judge that making porn is awful. However
the question at hand judged/ condemned the pornstar as if the pornstar herself
was unworthy of love and respect because of her actions.
It’s much easier to
judge than to love, yet wasn’t it love and not condemnation what Jesus
demonstrated on the cross? “For God did not send His Son into the world
to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him” (Jn.
3:17).
Take a few moments
today to pray for those you’ve judged unfairly, and also plan on a time to
experience God’s mercy and forgiveness in the Sacrament of Confession.
P.S. Some Confession
times in the city:
• Tuesday 4:15pm S.S.
Peter and Paul
• Saturday 9am
OLQH
• Saturday 3pm
OLQH
• Check your bulletins
for others
• Also, you can stop a
priest whenever and ask him to hear your confession.
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