Gospel: Matthew
7:1-5
Jesus
said to his disciples: “Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you
judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be
measured out to you. Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but
do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? How can you say to your
brother, ‘Let me remove that splinter from your eye,’while the wooden beam is
in your eye? You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you
will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye.”
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Reflection:
Why is it
that we are judgmental? This is for the reason that we feel superior than the
person that we are judging or we have this attitude of dominance. Otherwise if
we don’t feel superior we would not dare judge others as good for nothing.
But very
clearly in our gospel for today we hear Jesus is telling us to stop judging.
This is difficult to follow for those who have superiority complex but easy to
follow for those who are docile, and humble.
It’s
always very tempting to be judgmental most especially if the person is at fault.
However, what would we get from judging others? Nothing except to increase the
value of our arrogance and to increase the worth of our egos! Instead of
judging, why not simply advice and impart words that heals rather than words
that condemn.
When we
perceive that someone is a sinner let us always think that we are sinners too! So
that we would not be tempted to judge them. The reality of our lives is we are
all sinners that is why we have no right to condemn or to judge our fellowmen.
We can
only bring others to Jesus when we are not judgmental, when we are compassionate,
loving and forgiving. For who are we to judge? We are not Jesus, even Jesus
doesn’t judge, therefore; we have no right to judge.
There are
sinners because many of us do not dare impart Jesus’ compassion, forgiveness
and love.
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