Judge Gently

Pray, don't find fault with the man that limps
Or stumbles along the road.
Unless you have worn the shoes he wears
Or struggled beneath his load.

There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt
Though hidden away from view.
Or the burden he bears placed on your back
Might cause you to stumble too.

Don't sneer at the man who's down today
Unless you have felt the blow
That caused his fall or felt the shame
That only the fallen know.

You may be strong but still the blows
That was his if dealt to you
In the selfsame way, at the selfsame time
Might cause you to stagger too.

Don't be too harsh with the man that sins
Or pelt him with Word or stone
Unless you are sure - yea, doubly sure -
That you have no sins of your own.

For you know, perhaps,
If the tempter's voice should whisper as soft to you
As it did to him when he went astray
It might cause you to falter too.

Romans 14:10  But why dost thou judge thy
brother? or why dost thou set at nought
thy brother? for we shall all stand before the
 judgment seat of Christ.
Romans 14:13 Let us not therefore judge one
another any more: but judge this rather,
that no man put a stumblingblock or an
occasion to fall in his brother's way.
1Corinthians 11:31 For if we would judge ourselves,
we should not be judged.

Have a blessed day!

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