Who are You to Judge?
Let us reflect upon "Judging"
We heard people question us at times "Who are you to judge me?"
Because in many occasions we judge people wrongly. That is really an anti Christian value.
Judging usually happens out of three grounds
# Out of Appearances
# Out of Behaviour / Attitude
#Out of Habits
We mostly judge a person on the first ground which is totally a mess to a Christian life. Their habits and attitude are only partial expressions of their psyche. We never analyse why a person acts or reacts in such a way to be judged wrongly by you. It is not voluntary but a psychological thrust.
We judge them wrongly because we are self constructed to see the reality from our own perspective and not from Jesus' perspective.
Hence Jesus says, Do not Judge so that you may not be judged.
I become more humane when I find the mind of Christ working in me while I judge others. Jesus never judged anybody. He only forgave them because Jesus completely knew who the person was and so he never wanted to hurt them by words. He knew words are very sharp.
In these times we simply judge dead one's. If death is because of viral infection we literally isolate their family friends and everyone related to them. What a inhuman activity?
Are we afraid of this pandemic? If so we are no more a Christian!... We should be careful so that we may not be the cause of the spread of virus but still turning to God in prayer is very important.
Let's not make a false judgment because it may ruin a Person's life to a greater extent.
You will be forgiven for the sins you forgive
Let's pray:
O My Jesus, the Loving Lord, grant us the courage to accept everyone as they are in the journey to heaven. Amen.
