Judgement

Funny that this should come right after the faith post, but it has been on my mind lately.  I am definitely guilty of judging others.  How hard it is not to.  But recently something happened that I am finding it hard to come to peace with.  It is a judgement by others of someone they hardly even know.  The judgement is based on things that happened years ago and spite has become the method of dealing with that.  It is a situation which involves multi generations and leads to actions that are just petty.  Why do we hurt others?  If we truly look at our actions, how do we call ourselves christians?  Why do we think we are the ones capable of deciding whether human actions are correct?  There are always two sides to a story (as I have learned very well in my career and as a parent) and we can't possibly always know both sides, so how is it fair for us to make judgements on people? 

I am guilty of judging right now because I don't know both sides, all I know is that people are hurt by others actions and if we look at where those actions comes from, did they really need to happen?  During times like these, I wish I had my mother around because I know, despite what others may think, that she was one of the most accepting people there was.  She accepted those who hurt others and I guess I need a little bit of what she had to work through this.  My father tells me to let it go because it just causes ill feelings and I know he is right.  I am so blessed to have come from two of the best parents a person could have.

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