April 18, 2026. Dear Jesus, You always spoke the truth during your teaching years.
Dear Jesus, You always spoke the truth during your teaching years. You spoke the truth even in the most difficult and dangerous events. You never once uttered a lie. Looking back at Your trial—from the court of Annas to Caiaphas, back to Pilate, on to Herod, and finally back to Pilate to be condemned to death—You rarely answered your prosecutors or refuted the false testimonies against You. When Pilate, having failed in his attempts to save You, summoned You into a private chamber and asked: “Truly, who are You?” You boldly declared: “ I am the Son of God”. You knew this answer would be deemed blasphemy by the Jewish Pharisees and would result in a death sentence. You could not have answered otherwise, for this is the truth You had revealed on many occasions to Your apostles and disciples. Today, the media is rife with fake news and stories that tell only half-truths—and a half-truth is not the truth. It seeks to manipulate audiences into believing whatever they ...