Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. (Lk 6:36-38)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031422.cfm
It’s always good to remember that Jesus and Saint Paul spoke “Southern.” About 90% of the “you’s” in the New Testament are plural (“y’all” in Southern idiom). That doesn’t change the message of this passage . . . but it greatly expands it. Jesus is not speaking to individuals in isolation, the Lord is speaking to all of us together, the church. We continue to pray for the people of Ukraine. Today's video is of the chanting of the Creed in the Ukrainian Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Monday, Week II, Lent
