Think about it:
How frequently are you, in practice, more judgmental of others than you are of
yourself?
Listen to it:
Read the story slowly, and try to imagine that you are there in the crowd in front of Jesus as this dramatic scene unfolds.
Talk about it:
Ask your friends how they would have reacted had they been present on this occasion – and tell them, honestly, how you would have reacted.
Learn from it:
Try to be a little less harsh in your judgment of the failings of others, and a little firmer in your assessment of your own failings.
Pray about it:
Lord, help me to own up to my own failings that I may be more tolerant of the failings of others. Amen.