Jesus said to his disciples: "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/022624.cfm
English is a bit defective in one sense: we can no longer distinguish between “you” singular and “you” plural. Greek, the original language of the New Testament as well as Spanish and most modern languages don’t have that problem. As a consequence we English speakers usually misinterpret passages, thinking that Jesus is speaking to individuals in isolation. Actually, about 95% of the “you’s” in the New Testament are PLURAL. In order to fix the problem, in the South we use the idiom, "y'all." Jesus and Saint Paul speak Southern.
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
