Who am I to judge another?

So today in church we had a lesson on being less judgemental of one another (The talk-"Charity Never Faileth").  I feel so grateful to have had this lesson today because it has been something that's been on my mind.  These words from a hymn have been ringing in my ears:

Who am I to judge another

When I walk imperfectly

In the quiet heart is hidden

Sorrow that the eye can't see

Who am I to judge another

Lord, I would follow thee

I have sung this hymn many times and this verse ALWAYS stands out to me.  But I never really thought about what it meant.  I understand the obvious, who am I to judge someone else when I am imperfect myself!  But in the quiet heart is hidden, sorrow that the eye can't see.  

We don't always know other people's situations and what they are going through.  We know what we see on the outside but sometimes have NO IDEA what is happening on the inside.  So we have no right to judge them.  

Mother Teresa said "If you judge people, you have no time to love them."

We should take the time to love others rather than judge them.  Everyone needs and deserves love.  I admit that at times I have judged someone else unfairly.  At that moment I just lost the opportunity to make a new friend or to uplift someone else who may have needed it.  No one is perfect, we are all merely trying and doing our best.  But what a better world it would be if we were just more accepting and loving of one another!  I know what it feels like to be judged and it is not fun.  I still sometimes feel like I am being judged unfairly and wish that people would just give me a chance.  

Because sometimes in my quiet heart, sorrow is hidden. 

So let us love one another.

xoxo

Ash