The Truth Will Make You Free

Again he said to them, ‘I am going away, and you will search for me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.’ Then the Jews said, ‘Is he going to kill himself? Is that what he means by saying, “Where I am going, you cannot come”?’ He said to them, ‘You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins, for you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am he.’ They said to him, ‘Who are you?’ Jesus said to them, ‘Why do I speak to you at all? I have much to say about you and much to condemn; but the one who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.’ They did not understand that he was speaking to them about the Father. So Jesus said, ‘When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own, but I speak these things as the Father instructed me. And the one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what is pleasing to him.’ As he was saying these things, many believed in him. Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, ‘If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.’ John 8:21-32

The walk of faith is never easy. The world we live in often feels really competitive and often dishonest. Winning seems more important than caring. Yet, from everything we read in the scriptures, humans have always been this way. We get to make a choice with our faith. We can live for God by loving and serving others, or we can live for self. For me, it's a daily decision. A daily prayer to be a servant rather than a boss, a friend rather than an authority, a follower rather than a leader. The truth we seek is found in the heart of God which is healing, transforming and always and everywhere love. 

Tender Shepherd and our loving Creator

we begin a new week with worries

struggling to understand the truth

aching to find peace in every day.

Help us turn to you night and day

shine your light in our bitter darkness

shower us with the power of your love

the healing and truth we ache to know. Amen