Truth
From today's Gospel (John 17:11b-19): "Consecrate them in the truth." Jesus is speaking to the Father about his followers. I've been thinking about that phrase this morning, and I don't really know what it means to be consecrated in the truth. Yet, "truth" has been on my mind a lot lately--finding my truth, my true self, and really speaking my truth. The last year or so, at least since entering the Society of the Sacred Heart, has been a time for me to discover who I am and what I value. I don't think my values have really changed, though my eyes have been opened to new things in new ways--things like human trafficking and the concerns about the environment. At the same time, I've been trying to really speak up for what I think, feel, believe. That's not so easy for me, but the encouragement and respect of my sisters has helped me with that. And I still have questions about truth, too. There are some truths that are better kept in...