When Jeremiah finished speaking all that the LORD bade him speak to all the people, the priests and prophets laid hold of him, crying, "You must be put to death! Why do you prophesy in the LORD's name: ‘This house shall be like Shiloh,' and 'This city shall be desolate and deserted’? -Jer 26:8
 
Friends,
God is good all the time
 
Winston Churchill purported to have said, "Truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack; ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is." We all must face the Truth and acknowledge it about our lives, family, and society, even if we struggle to live by it completely.

The prophet Jeremiah and other great prophets we read about in the Bible loved and spoke the Truth. They might have failed at one time or the other to practice it entirely in their own lives, yet they always saw it as the true North and the compass to direct their lives. The world even has the most excellent exemplar of the Truth, Jesus, who is the Truth's manifestation (Cf.  Jn 14:6).  
 
But we cannot love and align our experiences with the Truth unless we are willing to face it. In that sense, we do not define and approach the Truth in our own terms, but by the highest and legitimate authority of God. Take what happened in Jeremiah 26:1-9. Did Jeremiah speak a different version of Truth from what the priests and the leaders have taught the people? It seems. Did they like his words better than the falsehood they have been taught by the priests? No! And it is because they never wanted to face the Truth, he was telling them.  As a result, he was opposed and rejected. Similarly, the natives of Nazareth saw the remarkable wisdom and the Truth in Jesus's teaching at the synagogue. But it was hard for them to face the Truth about his ordinary family and accept His teachings.
 
Facing the Truth about our lives, family, and society is the first step towards discovering our best self and building a sound society together. That means that we admit when we are wrong about our judgment of our selves or other people. It also means that we acknowledge, and resist lies when they are told to us, or when we tell them. Truth helps people to reform, make corrections, and live meaningfully rather than dwell in mirages.
 
Facing the Truth is liberating and profitable for anyone who discerns it to live by it. It can bring us great peace and satisfaction. St. Ignatius of Loyola is an example. He struggled with the Truth about his life after he was wound as a soldier. Once he came to terms with the Truth of his condition and plans in the light of God’s truth, he was led to align his energy and zest with his true mission in life and established a remarkable congregation of the Jesuits. God wants His people to live by the Truth.
Prayer blessings: Lord, endowed us with your everlasting grace so that we may rejoice in your Truth and live with clear conscience. Amen.