All in Truth

Do we value truth above all else? If we do then how much of our lives are spent on obtaining it? Some of us say that we value truth in this way, but we reveal our actual selves as we pursue the real treasures we hold dear; quickly devising a lie, or holding back the truth by not speaking it, just to obtain those things. Here are two question for us to consider today: are we willing to sell everything we own to follow after, and obtain, absolute truth, and the second is, once we have found it, are we willing to lay down our lives in its defense?