MERCY IS BETTER THAN JUDGMENT

JUDGE NOT THAT YE NOT BE JUDGED. Few biblical phrases have been more used by more people in our present time than this one. It might be one of the most emotionally charged can of worms in the room. It is one of the most seriously negative things a person can be accused of doing. Some morally confused groups raise the bar another level by equating it with hate. My point is not to debate the fairness of this tactic, because it does raise in interesting thought. Think for a moment about why so many are drawn to this statement of Jesus. It seems that humanity has a universal dislike for feeling judged by others. Perhaps, for those who have felt it repeatedly, judgment does in fact come to feel like hate. Judging each other creates real barriers to relationship, communication and positive impact of any kind.

Are You Listening?

Communication is connection. Connection is relationship. While many factors impact the quality of relationships one clear key is communication. Communication determines how we perceive each other, how we feel about each other and how well we connect with each other.

Back to Speech 101: Communication involves a sender launching a message to a receiver. Sounds easy right? Yet when real life hits, we realize that many things interfere with the original message before it gets received well. Good connections are more rare than they should be. But we should not give up working on the process. Remember communication IS relationship.