Monday, October 5, 2009

Help Me to Judge Rightly

Lord, help me to judge others as I want them to judge me:
Charitably, not critically,
Privately, not publicly,
Gently, not harshly,
In humility, not pride.
Help me to believe the best about others, until facts prove otherwise—
To assume nothing, to seek all sides of the story,
And to judge no one until I’ve removed the log from my own eye.
May I never bring only the Law, to find fault and condemn.
Help me always to bring the Gospel,to give hope and deliverance,
As you, my Judge and Friend, have so graciously done for me.
[from Justin Taylor via Seeking Him blog]
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1 comment:

chippy said...

Love that last line...
'Help me always to bring the Gospel, to give hope & deliverance, as you, my Judge & Friend, have so graciously done for me.'
When I realize what I have been given, it makes me want to give to others.

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