SPEAKING THE TRUTH
Jesus
never shied away from speaking the truth. He was not bothered by what
people thought about what He said. He simply spoke the truth and asked
all the uncomfortable questions that most of us are too scared to
confront in our own lives, let alone challenge others to answer them.
This raises the question of the role of truth in our lives.
Are
there ever times when we do not have the responsibility to tell the
truth? Probably, but they are very few and most people probably will not
have to face such a dilemma. The issue here is whether or not the
person asking the question has the right to know the truth. For example,
if someone asks you about the whereabouts of someone who, once found,
will be executed without the benefit of a trial, and you know that the
person is innocent, then you have no responsibility to inform the
pursuer of his location. As you can see from the example, it is not a
common experience in our lives.
Other
than the above, we all have a responsibility and duty to live by the
truth, and to honor it, in all that we do or say. Obviously, we can
breach this responsibility in both minor and serious ways. However, we
cannot take any breach too lightly. Developing a pattern of telling
white lies, for whatever reason, brings us a little closer to telling
more serious lies in the future.
In
John 8:32, we read that the truth will set us free. Let us reflect on
this Scripture passage and ask the Holy Spirit to imprint it on our
hearts and minds so that we will understand the power of proclaiming and
speaking the truth. Let us never take the truth for granted. Let us
seek to uphold it at all times. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL
REFLECTION QUESTION: How committed are you to living and proclaiming the truth in every opportunity?
Holy
Spirit, help me to live the truth of the Gospel in every aspect of my
life and help me to never lose sight of my responsibility in this
regard.
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