Glory be to Jesus Christ!
I was watching a debate recently on a very important issue currently before the government legislative bodies and the word “post-truth” was used to describe someone’s position. In many ways, our culture embodies a “post-truth” stance, either through relativism or fear. The temple leaders in our reading today show their true intentions through their avoidance of Jesus’ question; they are not seeking the truth.
The leaders come to the Lord seeking for Him to identify the authority by which He is preaching because their authority as temple leaders has been threatened. Our Lord asks them a simple question which underlines the reality that they are not actually interested in getting an answer, and so Jesus does not answer them!
How far, brothers and sisters, are we willing to go for the truth? Do we believe that truth actually exists and that we can come to know it, or have we swallowed the lies of relativism and skepticism of our modern culture? We must all struggle to live in the light of Truth, as difficult and as painful as that might be. There is no post-truth, as Truth is a person, Truth is the Lord. He is the way, the truth and the life. To turn back from His path because it is difficult, is to walk the way of hypocrisy, sophistry and delusion- we will consign ourselves to a dream world which turns out to be a nightmare.
Let us daily pray for the strength to run into the arms of Truth, as difficult and painful, as real as He may be!
