We live in a
world where everyone is justified by pointing fingers. We are polluted with an immeasurable degree
of self righteousness that gives us the audacity to ridicule others when we are
not good ourselves. Adulterers damn
homosexuals to hell. Thieves call liars
dishonest. Murderers tell rapists that
they are sick. The envious tell the vain
that they are self absorbed. Gold
diggers call prostitutes filthy. Drug
addicts try to rehabilitate drunks. We
know no ends to our hypocrisy. He/she
without sin cast the first stone! First we have to make our peace with God, ask
for forgiveness, repent, change our ways, and then we may be qualified to
instruct others on how to behave.
We must see ourselves clearly before
we can see someone else. Even then, our
sight is shaded and dimmed by our opinions presuming that our way is
paramount. We can’t see past the
appearance of a person. We see poor,
ugly, and unkempt instead of good, kind, and strong. We allow the physical to prevent us from
seeing the light that shines within a person.
We become so “holy” that we become hardened and unmerciful, unforgiving,
full of scorn, disgusted by the foolishness of the world that we become fools
ourselves, forgetting that only moments before we were the lost ones.
It is important to remember that we
are not all knowing and even at our holiest we can not be the perfect
judge. Only God can hold that
position. Even Jesus did not like to
judge others and if he felt that he had to, he relied on the witness of God.
(See John 8:15)
Let us learn to love and
accept. We should live as an example for
those who are lost. By letting our light
shine, we may bring others out of the darkness so they may see themselves
clearly and desire to change. Allow God
to be God and to be the judge of all.
