John 8:1-11
Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he 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 any more."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for the repose of the soul of Matthew Peterson and for comfort for his family.
There was a thought I had come to me in adoration a few years ago: silence is the only place a questioning heart can't hide.
As I think of myself standing at the foot of the cross, where will be the position of my heart? Will I be like the Pharisees, consumed with trying to prove Jesus wrong so that they can prove that they were right? Will I be quick to point out the sins of others, or point to how someone else may have caused me to sin?
When Jesus tells them, "Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her," where were their hearts going to hide? Better yet, where were their hearts going to run. If they were humble, they would have run to The One they were trying to prove was wrong.
There are a lot of people who know that Jesus is The One Who we need, but how many of us truly rely on Him in our sinfulness? How many of us hide our sins and share with Him our glory? How many of us act like the Pharisees in today's reading?
We need His mercy, and He thirsts from The Cross to give it to each of us. Come to Jesus and bring to Him the bitterness of your brokenness. Take care and God Bless.
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