Monday; March 27
From our earliest memories most of us have been raised to tell the truth. When we went to Sunday School, we were taught the need to be truthful. When we were caught in a lie at home, we were punished. While honesty has been reinforced throughout our lives, the pull to deceive is always there. Sometimes a personal reward is sought in the lie, but there are other times we might even try to convince ourselves that lying actually helps others. Maybe we reason that if we tell the truth, we might hurt someone’s feelings. Could it be that if we tell them the truth about their lifestyle, they will be driven further away from the people who care about them? Even in one of the most basic tenants of morality and Christianity, there is a temptation to take another route. While lying might actually appear to be a positive, we must remember the teachings of the New Testament, “… but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ …” (Ephesia