Let's talk about....Truth.

After I became a Christian my sophomore year of college, I spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out my spiritual gifts. I thought I finally had it, and with excitement I told a dear Christian friend who had known me most of my life, "I think I'm a mercy giver!" She couldn't help herself. She seriously broke down laughing. When she had finally gotten control of herself, she said, "Sandy, you are definitely not a mercy-giver. You are a prophet - a truth teller."

My emotions were a jumble. Part of me felt hurt and defensive because I had actually spent time thinking about this and really thought I had my spiritual gifts figured out, but on the other hand, I also knew my friend, and deep down, her words resonated within me. She was right.

I am passionate about truth. More precisely, I am passionate about teaching Truth.

The video of Rep. Joe Wilson that has been circulating the web and various news outlets has gotten me thinking. Why don't more people care about the truth? Not just the truth of the proposed health care plan or other political matters, but the Real Truth. More and more, I see how too many people are willing to dismiss Truth and wave it off just as Pilate did nearly 2000 years ago with the non-question, "What is truth?" As if to say that Truth does not exist. And yet it does. Pilate was standing there looking at Truth incarnate and was unwilling to recognize Him.

In this day - when truth is so quickly blurred with lies, my greatest desire is that my children, and all children I have the opportunity to teach (at CBS or Sunday School) are solidly rooted in Truth, and my prayer is that they become passionate about truth and more importantly, the person in whom all Truth resides - Jesus Christ.