LOOKING DEEPER

LOOKING DEEPER Today we read about Jesus being anointed By a sinful woman We don't know What her sins were But we can ASSUME That they were some serious sins The host-a pharisee- CERTAINLY knows what they were Either through gossip- Or through some personal DIRECT EXPERIENCE To the pharisee And the other men around the table- The woman- Is just a nameless persons Who is nothing but a sinner But to Jesus The woman was still worthy Of respect-dignity-and forgiveness “So I tell you Her many sins Have been FORGIVEN Because she has shown GREAT LOVE” Luke 7:47 Jesus looked a LITTLE DEEPER At her-as he does at us A little deeper For the REASONS for her sins And that is what We are to do too LOOK a little deeper At our family Look a little deeper At our friends And look-A LITTLE DEEPER At all others GREAT LOVE compensates For a great deal We should NOT be so quick To JUDGE another human being “Let the Lord Judge the peoples VINDICATE me Lord According to my righteousness According to me integrity O most high” Psalm 7:8 “And he will delight In the fear of the Lord He will NOT JUDGE By what he sees With his eyes Or decide by what he HEARS With his ears” Isaiah 11:3 God LOOKS a little deeper At us Just looks a little deeper For the REASONS For our behavior And so should we With one another We should give another The BENEFIT of the doubt Jesus even lets the sinful woman- TOUCH him- And more than that ALLOWS HER to bathe his feet In her tears And wipe them dry With her hair ALL the men saw Was just a sinner But Jesus looked A LITTLE DEEPER For what she had The capacity to BECOME Couldn't we also do this For one another Couldn't we ALL just look- A LITTLE DEEPER- AT ONE ANOTHER Robert P. Wallman 6-12-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Melannie Svoboda, S.N.D.