Have you ever judged something or someone and you were wrong?

 "One of the ways in which we carry out the age-old human temptation of pride and to "become like God" is to appoint ourselves judges of others. We even judge how things exist, how things should be done and how they ought to be.

Yet our judgments are inevitably flawed by our own "poverty," brokenness and selfishness. It is better to leave all judging to God Luke tells us in 6:37.

In our human frailty, it is not up to us to judge the homeless, the addict, the loser, cousin Joe, aunt Sue, gays, a co-worker, adulterer or anyone else we think is a loser.

In fact, God gives us an alternative to the pride of judgement. Offer mercy, charity and kindness to all. 'Blessed are the merciful, they shall obtain mercy.'"  Bro. Gary Joseph +