Do You Read Me?

A politician running for office was outraged at an editorial about him that appeared in the local newspaper. He burst into the editorial rooms, charged into the editor’s office, pounded his fist on the desk and said: “You are telling lies about me in your paper, and you know it.” To which the editor replied, “Even so, you have no reason to complain. What would you do if we told the truth about you?” In terms of our Christian living, what would we do if the truth were told about us?

In today’s Gospel Lesson, Pontuis Pilate asks Jesus if He considers Himself to be a king. Jesus answers, “Mine is not a Kingdom of this world” (Jn. 18:36). Pilate replies, “So, you are a king then?” “Yes, I am a king.” Jesus says. “I was born for this, I came into this world for this: to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to My…