Often we think we are judging someone if we have an opinion about stuff like: homosexuality, abortion, race, party affiliation…

…but you are also judging someone if you think things like: she should leave her abusive spouse even though she wants to stay with him;  she was raped, now she must get a rape kit done; his son died, he should be crying.

All of us have our own views, and that’s okay, and normal.  But if we’re judging someone, we’re forcing our views on them and not listening or respecting them as an individual.

What’s the point of going deeper if you can’t even swim in shallow water?

There is a lot of emphasis on going deeper in your spiritual life, growing in spiritual things, but maybe we need to take a look at the very simple and concrete aspects of our lives.  Such as how we take care of ourselves, relationships with others, how we interact with others at work or with our families at home, and even the way we think.

I think, therefore it may not always be true.