Contemplative Bible Reading

Luke 7:39 (New International Version)

When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”

This strikes me as an odd thing for the Pharisee to say about the woman.

she is a sinner

Well, no kidding. She is a person. Of course she is a sinner. I gather that the Pharisee thought that Jesus was a sinner because if Jesus was a real prophet Jesus would know that the woman was a sinner.

I have to wonder what this Pharisee thought of himself. I wonder what the Pharisee thought of all the other persons in the room. Was it okay for the Pharisee to be in a room full of sinners?

God, I am a sinner, too. Help me to love all the sinners I meet everyday.