Truth

Snippet

People who exemplify truth are always turning up in the lives of "stupid losers" and telling them that they’re priceless and beloved, that essential nature is literally divine and that they are destined for joy and fulfillment.  Martha Beck

Scripture

Instead, you are trying to kill me because I told you the truth, which I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing. 41 No, you are imitating your real father.”

They replied, “We aren’t illegitimate children! God himself is our true Father.”

42 Jesus told them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me. 43 Why can’t you understand what I am saying? It’s because you can’t even hear me! 44 For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies. 45 So when I tell the truth, you just naturally don’t believe me! 46 Which of you can truthfully accuse me of sin? And since I am telling you the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Anyone who belongs to God listens gladly to the words of God. But you don’t listen because you don’t belong to God.” John 8:40-47 NLT

Song

Truth By Alexander

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9yibUR5KNI

The truth is that I never shook my shadow

Every day it's trying to trick me into doing battle

Calling out "faker" only get me rattled

Want to pull me back behind the fence with the [cattle]

Building your [lenses]

Digging your trenches

Put me on the front line

Leave me with a dumb mind

With no defenses

But your defenses

If you can't stand to feel the pain then you are senseless

[Since] this

I've grown up some

Different kind of fighter

And when the darkness come let it inside you

Your darkness is shining

My darkness is shining

Have faith in myself

Truth

I've seen a million numbered doors on the horizon

Now which is the future you choosen before you gone dying.

I'll tell you 'bout a secret I've been underminding

Every little lie in this world come from dividing

Say you're my lover, say you're my homie,

Tilt my chin back slit my throat take a bath in my blood get to know me

All out of my secrets

All my enemies are turning into my teachers.

Because, lights blinding, no way dividing what's yours or mine when everything's shining

You darkness is shining my darkness is shining

Have faith in ourselves

Truth

Yes I'm only loving, only trying to only love

That's what I'm trying to do is only loving

Yes I'm only lonely loving feeling only loving

Till I'm feeling only loving

Ya say it ain't loving ain't loving my loving

But I'm only loving only loving only loving

Only loving the truth.

Sentence Prayer

Lord, Jesus Christ,

You are the Way, the Truth and the Life.

Hear our prayer for truth and integrity

in all segments of society today.

May the truth be spoken by us and affirmed in others,

that in seeking truth, the world will come to find You,

the Source of All Truth.

Wherever relationships are weakened by deception or hypocrisy,

strengthen good Christian character among us

that we may bear witness to the critical need for truth.

May your Spirit of Truth fashion minds and hearts

open to a moral integrity so strong

that both words and actions can be trusted.

In public and private life,

deepen among us a genuine commitment

to honest, sincerity and truth-telling.

Let nations and peoples not compromise truth

by rationalization or pretense,

but safe-guard and defend it always

as Your most precious gift.

 Lord, may those around us come to know

that they can take us at our word,

until that day when all the world lives in truth

and the Truth sets us free.  Amen.

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