In the story of Susanna and also the story of the woman caught in adultery, compassion wins out over condemnation. May God open all our eyes to the ways we might exercise loving-kindness rather than hatred, compassion rather than cruelty, joy rather than fear, equanimity rather than rush to judgment. Even when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil!
Namaste! Amen!
The Readings
Daniel 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62
Psalm 23
John 8:1-11
Early in the morning Jesus arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them. Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle. They said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?" They said this to test him, so that they could have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger. But when they continued asking him, he straightened up and said to them, "Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." Again he bent down and wrote on the ground. And in response, they went away one by one, beginning with the elders. So he was left alone with the woman before him. Then Jesus straightened up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" She replied, "No one, sir." Then Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go, (and) from now on do not sin anymore."
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