DID you ever form a poor opinion of someone and discover later that you were wrong? Or have you ever judged someone badly and discover later that your judgment was incorrect?
Anytime we judge others we need to be aware that we may not have the full picture and so we may not be fair in our judgments of others. This can be compared to the weeds that the enemy sowed among the wheat in the parable taught by Jesus that looked very like the wheat in their early growth so that it was really impossible to decide properly which was the wheat and which the weed.
In this world of ours, all of us exist – both the "wheat" and the "weeds" and at present we do not have any idea of knowing which is which, not until judgment day. But why is it that despite this truth, people still go on accusing and judging others as if they knew that they themselves are good enough to be considered "wheat" in this land?
In this parable Jesus asks us not to play God and judge people but to allow judgment to God. God is much more merciful and patient than we are.
And with this, it would be better for us to concentrate on removing the "weeds" from our lives rather than judging others because of the "weed" that we see in them. Aren't we blessed that God has the bigger picture and not our puny judgments?
Let us reflect this Wednesday and pray that God grants us the patience to understand others, the heart to forgive even if we've been badly hurt, the courage to repay others with goodness despite their wrongdoings, and the wisdom to put ourselves in the shoes of those whom we often judge.
For in the end of this all, we will all be judged in the same way that we have judged others, and the measure that we've used, will also be measured upon us.
"We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path." ~ Paulo Coelho
(Source: https://adventuroj.com/2012/04/04/wholly-week-special-weeds-day/#more-1646)
"By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are." ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Judge tenderly, if you must. There is usually a side you have not heard, a story you know nothing about, and a battle waged that you are not having to fight." ~ Traci Lea Larussa
"If I stop judging other people, I free myself from being judged, and I can dance!" ~ Patti Digh
