John 18:28-40

"What is truth?" Pilate asked. (18:38)

A question from a frustrated politician becomes the hallmark of seekers for more than 200 decades.

TRUTH was difficult to decipher when Jesus stood before the Roman Governor, and TRUTH is difficult to decipher today as we stand before the ‘messengers of truth’ who convey their truth by a plethora of media, including YouTube, Myspace and the many other media of the internet.

A psychologist instructor at the university level was teaching his class one morning. Suddenly the hallway door slammed loudly, and a figure, dressed in multi-coloured garbs, wearing a head covering, face totally exposed and carrying something in each hand dashed to the front of the classroom, spoke three short sentences to the instructor, turned towards the 35 students for about 45 seconds, twirled around several times, shouted one last sentence and disappeared through another classroom door. The whole thing lasted less than 2 minutes.

When things settled down, the instructor said, "Now that you have see my friend in action, your assignment is to describe what the person was wearing, what the person was carrying, what actions were done and what was spoken."

There were as many different descriptions as there were students. Most could not say with certainty if the person was male or female, and few remembered what was said.

What is truth?

In the details, it may be difficult to decipher, and as the saying goes, ‘the devil is in the details’.

So we look for TRUTH in the bigger picture.

Here it is:

Jesus/God is love, and that love was shown by Jesus as He died on a cross and rose from the dead. He did it all for each of us. That is the truth.

(Today's post submitted by guest writer, Rev. Hollis Hiscock.)