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Judge Not

I'm okay. You seem haltless. I'm brilliant. You lack lustre. Could a wolf condemn a cow for being herbivorous? Can a rose in full bloom slam a bud from the same cluster? Doesn't the code of 'live and let live' make rights vigorous? Forgiving frees my heart; forgetting makes me feather-light. Doesn't a fresh-water bath cleanse and refresh my physique? Doesn't my absolution make my foes forget their spite? My heart should be full when I give. No gift; for me, I seek There's a dustbite in my brother's eyes. There's a speck in mine. I see the dust. Do I, like rays through a lens, penetrate? Can the blind lead the blind? Jesus asked. Is all, with me, fine? To remove the speck from my eyes, why do I hesitate? The sun does not judge. Either the moon or the stars do not. Why should I, a dust of dust, bring on beings any blot?

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Date: 5/10/2024 3:46:00 PM
I enjoyed the wisdom and insights within your poetic lines, a superb Sonnet! I thought asking questions was a great way to express your message. The last two summary lines were my favorites. Have a blessed evening, Sara
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Christuraj Alex
Date: 5/12/2024 2:21:00 AM
Than you very much for your kind words. May God Bless You!
Date: 5/10/2024 9:44:00 AM
We are to be thoughtful. It is important to have introspection. That judging comment was spoken especially to the Pharisees who would play at being religious but they did not show mercy, their hearts were for themselves not God. Our Judge, has seen everything from beginning to end. Our only defense is Jesus Christ. Blessing, dear one ~ Kim
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Christuraj Alex
Date: 5/10/2024 9:53:00 AM
Than you very much for your kind words. May God Bless You!

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