April 6th, 2025 - Fifth Sunday of Lent

Today, we hear once more the powerful story of an accused woman.  The religious scribes and legalists had an airtight case against this woman.  They were just interested in enforcing the penalty she deserved.  She was powerless to do anything but put her life in Jesus’ hands. So, in the end, she received more than human justice or the justice due her in the Law of Moses.  She received divine justice because Jesus was her judge. She was guilty of sin, yes, but Jesus simply blessed her with compassion and released her with a sentence to sin no more. The religious leaders in this story represent us at our worst.  We are very prone to spend our days passing judgment on others. By this judgment in this case of the adulterous woman, Jesus gives us all reason to drop our stones and seek a higher form of justice for a fellow member of the human family Jesus redeemed.