Susana a God-fearing woman was subjected to a farce court procedure and
unjust sentence. Jesus too experienced the same thing. Judges make
decisions based on what they see. In practice not all injuries are
redressed nor are rights and justice observed. Because we judge by
human standards as what Christ said in the gospel. We are easily
influenced by partiality. But God judges the hearts of man. Christ
warns us many times about the sin of judgment. This is not only for
judicial and legal proceedings. This judgment takes place every day in
us in our hearts. We act and judge over the weaknesses and limitations
of others. Yet we are incapable of noticing the plank in our own eyes
and we want to remove the splinter in our brother’s eye.
Christ speaks about mercy over judgment, forgiveness in place of
revenge. He was the first one to show this. He being the innocent one
submitted himself to our injustice. Death on the cross was our sentence
in front of the goodness he has shown to us. He did not judge but
instead he forgave. He excused us “Father forgive them for they know
not what they do.” We have to be careful with our judgments because
“the judgments that we give are the same judgments that we will
receive.”
