Of Envy, Fear, and Judgment

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod , owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

I heard a thought-provoking homily recently about envy as an outgrowth of pride, characterized as the mother of all the deadly sins. I hadn’t thought that envy was much of a problem for me… until it was coupled with that judgment thing.

Judgment and envy are at the heart of today’s Gospel reading from John 5. Jesus cures the man who has been sick for thirty-eight...