Judgement

I just emailed a friend and used the phrase, "I know you won't judge".
Huh.
What does that really mean to me?


---Found this poem in the Sell Lake Lutheran Cookbook :) Seemed to apply since it made me think about judgement as a decision between two sides and not just as something negative.

Prayers can't be answered unless they are prayed
Games can't be won unless they are played
And prayers can't be answered unless they are prayed,
So no matter how busy or crowded your day,
Make it a practice to take time to pray.
And never start wondering if God heard your prayer
Or if He is able to take care of your care-
Just tell Him your problem and be not dismayed
If His answer is sometimes deferred and delayed.
For God never hurries yet He's never too late,
But He often tests us when He asks us to wait-
And there is no problem too great or too small,
God has the wisdom to take care of them all.
Not always the way that we most want Him to,
But always the way that will prove best for you.
We ask Him for pleasure, enjoyment and health,
Laurels and honors and prestige and wealth,
But instead of a "crown" He sends us a "cross",
And instead of rich gains we are made poor by loss.
But great is our gladness and rich our reward
If we trust the judgment and will of the Lord.
          -Helen Steiner Rice