Before we judge

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The priest this morning at Mass shared a story about not judging. It went like this:

"One day I came into the church to find a man sitting in the front pew eating a ham sandwich. In my mind I thought, “That is rather inappropriate.” But I didn’t say anything and went to the sacristy. On my way back through the church, the man stopped me and said, “Father, I did not know when I would get my next meal. I have been a few days without eating. A nice lady just gave me a ham sandwich and two fruit. I was so grateful for my meal that I had to come thank Our Lord by eating in front of Him and letting Him see how much I enjoyed it.” -Father Modlin

Father Modlin encouraged us not to think that “we know better.”

This man eating his meal before the Lord showed more love and appreciation for the gifts of God than most do and Father assured us that this man made Jesus smile and gave Him great joy.

When I heard this story. I could not stop crying with gratitude for the poor man’s gratitude to Jesus and I longed to love Jesus as innocently as that man. I was so happy for Jesus that He had been so appreciated.
 
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I like your name!! And I love your story, so true that we can be so quick to judge without realizing someone's circumstances or station in life.
That man had the best attitude for gratitude I have seen in a long time! And your story truly humbled me.
Bless You For Sharing. :blessyou: Mary
 
:)Not judging is a daily deal.

Thank you for a lovely story and Mary Virginia, I love your name, it was my favorite Aunt’s name and Virginia is my confirmation name.
 
That is really cool. It is true that we should not judge people. However, I do think we can and should judge actions. For example, we cannot condemn a woman who gets an abortion but we definitely should condemn the act of getting an abortion. In other words, love the sinner but hate the sin. Also, we are called to admonish sinners and this requires judging the actions of people. However, I think we should always be very careful not to judge them of committing any sins because it is quite possible that they did not commit a sin at all. If we see someone doing something that we clearly know is wrong we should speak up to them and gently tell them that they should not be doing that and explain to them why it is wrong. Again, we should be very kind and gentle when doing this. One of the spiritual works of mercy is admonishing the sinner after all.
 
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The priest this morning at Mass shared a story about not judging. It went like this:

"One day I came into the church to find a man sitting in the front pew eating a ham sandwich. In my mind I thought, “That is rather inappropriate.” But I didn’t say anything and went to the sacristy. On my way back through the church, the man stopped me and said, “Father, I did not know when I would get my next meal. I have been a few days without eating. A nice lady just gave me a ham sandwich and two fruit. I was so grateful for my meal that I had to come thank Our Lord by eating in front of Him and letting Him see how much I enjoyed it.” -Father Modlin

Father Modlin encouraged us not to think that “we know better.”

This man eating his meal before the Lord showed more love and appreciation for the gifts of God than most do and Father assured us that this man made Jesus smile and gave Him great joy.

When I heard this story. I could not stop crying with gratitude for the poor man’s gratitude to Jesus and I longed to love Jesus as innocently as that man. I was so happy for Jesus that He had been so appreciated.
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