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Manual for Teachers: 10. HOW IS JUDGMENT RELINQUISHED? P 5. 5-9-18-18

10. HOW IS JUDGMENT RELINQUISHED? P 6
6 It is not difficult to relinquish judgment. But it is difficult indeed to try to keep it. The teacher of God lays it down happily the instant he recognizes its cost. All of the ugliness he sees about him is its outcome. All of the pain he looks upon is its result. All of the loneliness and sense of loss; of passing time and growing hopelessness; of sickening despair and fear of death; all these have come of it. And now he knows that these things need not be. Not one is true. For he has given up their cause, and they, which never were but the effects of his mistaken choice, have fallen from him. Teacher of God, this step will bring you peace. Can it be difficult to want but this?

Journal
I agree that it is painful to hold onto judgment. Clearly, I have no way to judge. Everything I know is just a perception and not really knowledge at all. And worse of all, when I do judge, I cause suffering. I don’t need to judge because I have within me One Who knows everything and will judge for me if I ask. Sometimes, though, it seems I will never get over this bad habit of judging. I notice so many judgmental thoughts in my mind during the course of the day.

This morning, I have decided to be more mindful of these judgments. In the past when I have noticed these thoughts, I have been giving them to the Holy Spirit to correct, but I dare say, I have not paid enough attention to this effort. Probably, I have fallen into the habit of giving lip service to the words and have not always given my attention to the importance of releasing the judgments. In releasing the judgmental thought, I am teaching myself that I want to let go of the desire to judge.

Today, I am asking the Holy Spirit to bring these judgments to my attention, and when He does so, I am fully committed to accepting correction for my errors. I don’t want to add to the misery we suffer as we keep these thoughts in our mind. I want to do this with enthusiasm and with joy knowing that I am helping us all awaken through my efforts. Letting go of the desire to judge will bring us all to the peace of God. It might seem like work to be vigilant, but the most important element in this decision is the unequivocal desire for freedom from the burden of judging. As Jesus says, “Can it be difficult to want but this?”

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