HOMILY FOR 12TH MONDAY OF ORDINARY TIME — YEAR A
HOMILY FOR 12TH MONDAY OF ORDINARY TIME — YEAR A
HOMILY THEME: JUDGE NOT
BY: Bishop Gerald M. Musa
Even the crooked stick laughs at the bent broom. We often mock others for the very things we struggle with ourselves. Often, we are blind to our faults and are always curious to expose and exaggerate the faults of others. Jesus said to His disciples, “Judge not, that you be not judged” (Matthew 7:1). Jesus gave this instruction knowing that our judgments are hasty, one-sided, biased, imperfect, and sometimes based on limited, distorted, and false information.
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We wrongly judge others based on hearsay and the opinion of others. One of the leading causes of hasty judgment is self-righteousness, followed by a superiority complex, and a determination to demote others and promote ourselves. We cannot judge people justly without knowing their motivations, background, worldview, and challenges in life. Many times, we judge people by their past, even when they have moved on.
St. James warns: “Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who can save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbour?” (James 4:11–12).
Jesus does not condemn fraternal correction, assessment, or opinion about others, but rather He frowns at judging others hastily and with a sense of arrogance. All judgments must be made with humility, love, compassion, honesty, patience, and understanding.
Do we know that we share in the mission of Jesus, which is not to condemn but to save (John 12:47)?
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