Dear Family of God,

Why does the Lord write with his finger on the ground twice?

It was the remind them that as God gave them a second chance with Moses when he gave them the Decalogue, so they too must give the woman another chance.

Exodus 31:18 “When the Lord had finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of commandments, the stone tablets inscribed by God’s own finger.” and 34:1 “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Cut two stone tablets like the former, that I may write on them the commandments which were on the former tablets that you broke.”

Ex. 34:6-7 “Thus the Lord passed before him and cried out, ‘The Lord, the Lord, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness and fidelity. Continuing his kindness for a thousand generations and forgiving wickedness and crime and sin yet not declaring the guilty guiltless.”

Jesus said, “whoever has no sin, let him cast the first stone.” Again, he bent down and wrote in the ground. And in response, they went away one by one, beginning with the elders. 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 anymore.”

God wants to give us another chance. We are all sinners in need of God’s mercy, may we not be quick to judge our fellow sinners, instead pray for their conversion.

Yours in Christ through Mary Immaculate.

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