Truth/The Way of Truth

Truth

Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written:  ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone’?  Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed”  Luke 20:17-18

truth;

from where does it come?

to where does it go?

it rattles around inside,

bouncing back and forth

like some misguided missile,

and just when you think

you have the answer,

you come to the stark,

brutal realization;

you’ve only scratched

the surface;

truth;

so seemingly simple,

yet so profoundly complex,

separating darkness from light,

bringing dawn to the fading night,

cutting hard and deep,

with surgeon-like precision

and skill,

providing comfort and mercy

while dispensing perfect

judgment and justice;

truth is absolute,

truth is forever,

truth never changes,

truth never compromises,

truth is condemnation,

truth is salvation,

all rolled into one;

truth is the stone

upon which everyone who falls

will be broken to pieces,

but he on whom it falls

will be crushed;

truth is Jesus Christ.

  

The Way of Truth

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it”. Matthew 7:13-14

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” John 14:6-7

lost in this sea of darkness,

sentenced to die from the day

we are born;

guilty as charged,

eternally separated,

forever gone;

the dreams of men

are like birds on the wind,

shifting and rearranging,

living and dying,

here today,

gone tomorrow;

there are many roads in life,

leading to far away, unknown destinations,

creating their own specific brand

of justification,

finding their own particular version of truth,

but no matter how many truths we create,

no matter how many different ways

we want to believe;

there is only one truth,

there is only one way,

there is only one road;

it does not bend

to fit our ideas or desires,

it does not go in the direction

we demand it to go,

it is final,

it is absolute;

that is how truth works;

enter through the narrow gate,

for wide is the gate and broad is the road

that leads to destruction,

and many enter through it,

but small is the gate and narrow the road

that leads to life;

and only a few who find it.

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