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Why is it that some of us who believe that we have the Divine on speed dial think we can use that knowledge as justification to support our intolerances?
We use the name of God as a right to declare ourselves judge, jury, and executioner. Anything that is not pleasing in our eyes is fodder for our judginess. And we sanction our behavior by declaring, “he or she or they will have to tell God about that when the time comes!” And so, in our flowing robes and combed out perukes, we use our gavel as our stamp of disapproval.
I myself have written in previous blog posts about my struggles with passing judgment and labeling people as good or evil based on whatever colours my perception of them.
But as we strive to become better versions of ourselves, we change, we grow, we evolve, all the while reminding ourselves that we are a work in progress and the first step begins with the acknowledgment of our humanness.
Reconciling the human part of us can be challenging. We have to accept ourselves when we cast judgment on others.
When we are jealous and envious of others;
When we think ill and wish bad on others;
When we are disapproving and critical of others;
We accept all of us.
The God in us and the human in us.
And when we open our mouths to decide someone else’s wrong or right, perhaps we can pause to own up to our humanness and be grateful that the God in us is always there, ready to bring out the Good in us.
