Today's Word:
Today’s reading serves as a great reminder of the need to
forgive and be forgiven. This applies to each and every one of us. Without
exception. No one but Jesus and His Blessed Mother are without sin. It is for
this reason that we have a Savior and for this reason that forgiving another,
as Christ forgives us, is one of the most Christian things that we can do. It is
true, one who is forgiven, saved and redeemed may find it easier to forgive
others, as he or she has been forgiven, not judged, not condemned.
Jesus is abundantly clear in the Gospel today where He
states, “Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone
at her.” The Lord of the universe is “calling us out" so to speak; he is
reminding us that we all fail to live and to love as he teaches. He is
reminding us that we are sinners, and that in Him we find the forgiveness,
peace and hope that we need to live our Christian lives. Jesus also reminds us
that no one of us is in a position to judge unfairly or condemn another. That
is not our place.
By His example, he models just exactly how we are to deal
with one another: embracing, reconciling, forgiving, sharing one another’s
burdens and never putting anyone out of the scope of our love. For this we have a
great teacher, for this we have a Savior!
Fr. Philip A. Florio, SJ, D. Min.
Assistant Vice President for Campus Ministry
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