BEADS OF JOY 02-26-18
“Judge Not!”
©2018 James Dacey, Jr. OFS
My Friends,
Today’s Gospel: Luke 6:36-38 (Stop Judging Others)
“Be
merciful, even as your Father is merciful. "Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will
not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given
to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put
into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back."
Reflection:
Ok… I am going to listen to my
own title and Not write about Judging Others or groups of Others to defeat the
purpose of this reflection. Instead, let us look at what Jesus wants us to do.
He wants us to HEAL our relationships! He wants us to restore them with His
love! He wants us to be like Him in many ways and do all we can do build
relationships rather than destroy them. So, let’s NOT judge others in any way.
Because in all reality, that’s God’s Job, not ours. Let’s leave the Judging to
Him, after all He will judge us all. Instead let’s be the peacemakers.
Kindness and mercy go a long way. Remember any judgment can be wrong and misguided, so the best way to avoid a difficult situation that could cause some serious heartache of wrongful accusation, is just avoid it completely. We are not perfect, not one of us can say that we are. So instead, let us think the best of others, to the best of our ability and let us try to always be known for that. Kindness and mercy go a long way. A critical and harsh spirit are hard to love; but a merciful, kind and loving spirit can be easy to love. Be that spirit to all. Shock the world by your kind, merciful love. Think about it, anyone can say, “Look how horrible you are. You fool!” Rather be the one saying. “You’ll get through this, I’m here for you my friend.” Always think this: Kindness and mercy go a long way.
Ask Jesus to fill your heart with His love. His kindness. His mercy. So that you may be more charitable to others in all situations, even when they offend you. Ask our Lord to remove all the sin of selfishness, that puts the judgment of others in your heart. We must practice and focus to do our best daily, to think the best of others always. If the love inside our hearts ever has a chance to grow, then we must not allow the sin of hurting others to grow with that love. They cannot grow together. In order to allow the love inside our hearts to grow, we must tear out the weeds of judgment so that our kindness and our mercy is pure. Kindness and mercy go a long way. Till we meet again tomorrow on these same pages, have a fantastic day.
Kindness and mercy go a long way. Remember any judgment can be wrong and misguided, so the best way to avoid a difficult situation that could cause some serious heartache of wrongful accusation, is just avoid it completely. We are not perfect, not one of us can say that we are. So instead, let us think the best of others, to the best of our ability and let us try to always be known for that. Kindness and mercy go a long way. A critical and harsh spirit are hard to love; but a merciful, kind and loving spirit can be easy to love. Be that spirit to all. Shock the world by your kind, merciful love. Think about it, anyone can say, “Look how horrible you are. You fool!” Rather be the one saying. “You’ll get through this, I’m here for you my friend.” Always think this: Kindness and mercy go a long way.
Ask Jesus to fill your heart with His love. His kindness. His mercy. So that you may be more charitable to others in all situations, even when they offend you. Ask our Lord to remove all the sin of selfishness, that puts the judgment of others in your heart. We must practice and focus to do our best daily, to think the best of others always. If the love inside our hearts ever has a chance to grow, then we must not allow the sin of hurting others to grow with that love. They cannot grow together. In order to allow the love inside our hearts to grow, we must tear out the weeds of judgment so that our kindness and our mercy is pure. Kindness and mercy go a long way. Till we meet again tomorrow on these same pages, have a fantastic day.
Pondering these thoughts today: I wrote that reflection back prior to Chrissy’s passing. I can remember early on, in her struggles, how even we got judged by others. Yes, even someone struggling with cancer gets talked about and slandered behind her back. We heard murmurs about, “She shouldn’t have been smoking, serves her right.” Yes, that infuriated me and hurt Chrissy dearly. That’s just the tip of too much to gossip about. I used to get judged from people sending messages through people, because they couldn’t face me and tell me. One time, a friend told me that a common friend of ours said, “Why don’t he just leave her, the rest of his life is only going to be a battle, he isn’t smart to stay with her.” I am a very calm person, I can tolerate a lot of stupid, ignorant comments from people without a heart or a brain; but that comment was uncalled for. Sorry for my words just know, but that hurt. We all must stop judging others or anyone, it’s rude, it’s mean and it’s very hurtful.
Today’s reflection came from a
very popular blog I wrote on September 9, 2016, that blog still gets worldwide traffic
every week. http://beads-of-joy-blog.blogspot.com/2016/09/stop-judging-others.html
LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!
Your brother in Christ Jesus
And His Most Blessed Mother,
Jim (The Rosary Man) Dacey Jr OFS
Today is Monday: We pray the Joyful Mysteries:
The Joyful Mysteries
1. The Annunciation (Humility) – Luke 1:26-28
2. The Visitation (Love of Neighbor) – Luke 1:39-45
3. The Birth of Jesus (Poverty of Spirit) – Luke 2:1-20
4. The Presentation (Purity of Mind and Spirit) – Luke 2:22-38
5. Finding in The Temple (Obedience) –Luke 2:41-50
I simply love Monday mornings, because every morning begins with the Rosary.
Rosary Man Jim’s Joyful Reflection: http://beads-of-joy-blog.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-joyful-mysteries_10.html
MY FIRST
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