TODAY’S GOSPEL READING
6 APRIL, 2025
John 8:1-11
Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area,
and all the people started coming to him,
and he sat down and taught them.
Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman
who had been caught in adultery
and made her stand in the middle.
They said to him,
“Teacher, this woman was caught
in the very act of committing adultery.
Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women.
So what do you say?”
They said this to test him,
so that they could have some charge to bring against him.
Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger.
But when they continued asking him,
he straightened up and said to them,
“Let the one among you who is without sin
be the first to throw a stone at her.”
Again he bent down and wrote on the ground.
And in response, they went away one by one,
beginning with the elders.
So he was left alone with the woman before him.
Then Jesus straightened up and said to her,
“Woman, where are they?
Has no one condemned you?”
She replied, “No one, sir.”
Then Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you.
Go, and from now on do not sin any more.”
THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD!
REFLECTION
This powerful passage shows Jesus’ incredible mercy and wisdom. When the woman caught in adultery is brought before Him, Jesus doesn’t immediately respond to the accusations. Instead, He invites those without sin to cast the first stone. One by one, the accusers leave, realizing their own faults. Jesus, the only sinless one, chooses not to condemn her but gently tells her to go and sin no more. This moment reminds us that no one is beyond forgiveness and that we should approach others with compassion, not condemnation. It also calls us to reflect on our own hearts before judging others.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, thank You for Your mercy that meets us in our brokenness. Help me to be slow to judge and quick to forgive, just as You are with me. Teach me to see others through Your eyes of love and grace. And when I fall short, gently lead me back to You, reminding me that I am never beyond Your reach. Amen
