“And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?” (John 9:1-2).

“I can’t help but think that the Lord must be trying to get his attention,” Charlie said. “Obviously with the amount of problems Merle has, he must have done something pretty serious.” Before he could continue Stan interrupted him and soundly scolded him for jumping to conclusions. “I happen to know Merle personally, and let me share with you that your attitude reminds me of the disciples when they met the man born blind. They immediately assumed that since he had problems, it must be judgment on his sin. Merle loves the Lord and is walking with Him, I can assure you.” With that statement the group was silenced until Charlie admitted, “I’ve learned a good lesson today. I should not automatically assume that problems are because someone did something bad. Thanks for sharing with us, Stan. I am sorry for my actions and attitude.” This is may be a good lesson for each of us to remember. It is never wise to jump to conclusions.

For today: I need to be much more concerned for people and much slower to rush to judgment!