2 At dawn he [Jesus] appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11 “No one, sir,” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”
I think what I love so much about this story is the fact that Jesus calls out everyone else that is judging the adulteress woman. How many times a day do I look at someone and think to myself how much better I am than them? To be honest, a lot. And vice versa, there are times when I think I am a horrible person and I will never be as good as other Christians. I see people who have such a strong relationship with the Lord and are blessed with so many gifts that sometimes I feel as though God has forgotten about me. But then I look at how Jesus shows love to this woman and says "neither do I condemn you," and I remember that God says the same thing to me. I am not condemned! What a great reminder for me on days when I am impatient, rude, prideful, and angry towards the world.
Great Story !
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