Praying for truth today

Tim Farron  |  Comment  |  Politics USA
Date posted:  19 Feb 2026
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Praying for truth today

In John 18, Jesus stands before Pilate and tells him, “the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth.” “What is truth?” retorts Pilate.

Jesus was the only entirely truthful person that ever lived. Leading up to His crucifixion, His accusers fabricated charges against Him. Peter fearfully and fervently denied that he knew Him.

Truth has always been deployed flexibly by human beings.

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