We have all needed to decide at one time or another what we were going to do, what action we were going to take or even how we were going to react with someone who had hurt us, wronged us, did something wrong which caused a terrible mess, hurt someone else, wronged someone else and so on.
In other words we had to exercise our judgement in the matter, even though some of us are reluctant to call it what it is, a Judgement. Apart from being honest, truthful, even fair in our assessment. How many of us would temper it with mercy? How many of us would look at the person through the merciful eyes of our Lord Jesus Christ? Before saying or doing anything? Have we not sinned in anyway ourselves?
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who have trespassed against us. Amen
FIRST READING
Daniel 13:1–9, 15–17, 19–30, 33–62
Gospel
John 8:1-11
Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them. Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle. They said to him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” They said this to test him, so that they could have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger. But when they continued asking him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again he bent down and wrote on the ground. And in response, they went away one by one, beginning with the elders. So he was left alone with the woman before him. Then Jesus straightened up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” She replied, “No one, sir.” Then Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”
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