Sunday, November 15, 2020
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Stop Judging
Stop judging, that you may not be judged.
We have explored the story of David, Bathsheba and Nathan (2 Samuel 11 and 12) to find that Nathan uses a simple story of a poor man and his ewe lamb to bring King David to the reality of his actions.
Stop judging, that you may not be judged.
We have examined the story to find that little is said of Bathsheba and Uriah; the focus of this tale is on David and Nathan.
Stop judging, that you may not be judged.
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We have reflected on how Nathan calls forth David’s secret with a parable rather than an accusation.
Stop judging, that you may not be judged.
We have watched how God works quietly in the lives of these two men who live so closely in a common goal.
Stop judging, that you may not be judged.
We might also examine our own lives to see what dark secrets we harbor at great cost.
Stop judging, that you may not be judged.
We might also reflect on the words and stories brought to us by trusted friends and colleagues.
Stop judging, that you may not be judged.
We might also watch to see how God works wonderfully in our own lives.
Stop judging, that you may not be judged.
Wayne Dyer
We might speak with friends and colleagues in parables that call forth truth.
Stop judging, that you may not be judged.
We might listen to friends and colleagues who speak in love with the words God gives to them, rather than judging.
“We often judge our insides which we know intimately, by other people’s outsides, because that is all we can see”. Excerpt from The Mindful Way Through Anxiety by Susan M. Orsillo, Phd and Lizabeth Roemer, PhD. Click on the Wayne Dyer quote to read more, or . . .
Enter the word relationships into the blog search bar and reflect on the parables you might give and receive.
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The Noontimes 
[…] months. My friend Sarah Myers cited Orsillo and Roemer’s The Mindful Way Through Anxiety in her November 18, 2013 Noontimes reflection, which prompted me to download and read the book on my iPad. Then in the January/February 2014 […]
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