March 30, Dn. 13:1-9, 1-17, 19-30, 33-62; Jn. 8:1-20
it is easy to project onto people our own stuff. a young man,, i guess he is young, 35, commented to me today that he has known me since he was 20, and that i have never once judged him. he has always felt accepted by me. i am criticized for not bringing judgment, for not setting forth solutions, or trying to place my own solutions on others–the truth is–how can i judge, a former sex worker, the chief of sinners, it would be hypocritical. to judge wastes energy, and time, and brings grief. our won nation continues to impose its own ideas on other nations–to the detriment of everyone. in the scriptures these men are judging, when they should point the fingers at themselves. in the morning paper we have an article about the wealthiest supervisors trying to outlaw massage parlors because of prostitution, all about judgment. in the eyes of some they are simply making a living. judgment is destructive because we put our own shit on others, rather than judging others we should look at ourselves and from their we can move into more creative directions. people are always judging me because i am not “roman catholic”, i work with street people, they say some of the cruelest comments, judging, criticizing, so how can i judge.
visited alice in nursing home. we went outside and it was enjoyable to look at the yard; 23 year old nick came by. he is gay, from Tennessee, mental illness, living with a transgender sex worker, she wants him out. he is severely depressed; dinner with my cousin mike, separated from his wife, struggling with trying to find who hell he is at 60, wants to have kids, outreach, 18 year old Danny hung out for several hours. gay, in the foster care system all of his life, ran away from it. now living on the streets. bed at 2:00 a.m. Deo Gratis! Thanks be to God!