Meditations on "Lies"

The following Psalm was written by the future King David of Israel at a time in his life when he was being pursued by those who sought to kill him.

It is interesting to live in a time when people seem more willing to rewrite history than to learn from it.

Dishonesty is a tool we use to protect ourselves from shame, guilt, or embarrassment.

We cannot control all our circumstances, but we don't need to let a difficult situation negatively impact our day.

Today in North America we honour and give thanks for the collective labour-force of people within our families, our communities, and our nation.

We tend to base our security on the experience of our personal relationship with others.

Negative feelings are usually attached to a lie. To get beyond negative feelings we must reject the attached lie and choose for the truth while our feelings are still vulnerable.

God's purpose in creating humans in His likeness was that they would live in loving relationship with Him and with each other.

People who wink at wrong cause trouble, but a bold reproof promotes peace.

We hang around with all sorts of people in a variety of situations.

One of our first priorities in recovery is sorting our life practices according to the truth.

God says we are precious in His sight. God, through Jesus, has provided a way for us to leave shame behind and live in honour and dignity, regardless of what has happened in our past.