judging

I often catch myself being judgmental of those around me and I hate it. It drives me crazy and I so often just want to cast it off, but I can't.. I ran across this quote this evening from Henri Nouwen,

"Only when we claim the love of the crucified Christ with heartfelt conviction, the love that transcends all judgments, can we overcome all fear of judgment. When we have become completely free from the need to judge others, we will also become completely free from the fear of being judged...The experience of not having to judge cannot co-exist with the fear of being judged, and the experience of the crucified Savior cannot co-exist with a need to judge others."

As long as I'm judging others, I have a fear of judgment, meaning I haven't fully embraced or even begun to understand Christ's immense love for me.