Truth and Love

One Minute Meditation: Truth and Love

Jesus comes to reveal the Father and call us back into relationship with Him. He engages us with Truth and love. These are made for each other. In today’s Gospel we read, “Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all” (Lk 4: 14-15). To deal with the effects of sin, Jesus was filled with the Spirit of love which provided Him with the power to teach and heal. His loving truth is something to be sought, studied, and followed, the way a terminally ill patient follows steps to a surprising and thorough healing! We are terminally ill with sin, and we need to discover and study Christ as the Truth and follow His steps and seek His healing.

One of the most frustrating realities in our modern age is the confusion and controversy regarding the truth. Think of it, there is no longer one single source of knowledge that is not plagued with uncertainty and dispute: news, science, education, social media, medicine, entertainment etc. all present conflicting and even contradictory claims about what is true. We have lost a correct context for understanding truth and love. Jesus’ audiences had a choice to make--would they believe their eyes and ears and recognize their Messiah, or would they follow the prevailing opinion of the political and social forces like the Romans and Pharisees who rejected Him and scoffed at His teaching. They needed proper context. Our context is friendship, and this requires prayer, study, community, and discernment. This week, set aside time to access and study the classes on the faith found on our website. (Note: you must be a member to access.)