The Truth Hurts

This something I read today from Aaron Weiss’s online tour journal entitled “A Very Dull Entry:”

A lot of the e-mails I get are saying what a good job my band is doing at some lofty religious mission and what a good guy I must be, this makes me wonder if I’m really telling the truth, as in many cases it seems that telling the truth does not earn applause but exclusion, imprisonment or even worse (11 of the 12 apostles were killed, Dr. King, Ghandi, Jesus himself…). I’m grateful for people trying to encourage me, but I think I would be far more encouraged by some harsh discouragement - or better still, say a short but sincere prayer asking whoever made us to help me. Heaven knows I need that!

This strikes me as very true. Of course, truth can be appreciated by those who know it to be truth, and we should not doubt our beliefs if we know them to be true but are not taking part in the “exclusion, imprisonment or worse.” But it is just a thought; a reminder to pursue truth over applause and acceptance, to pray for our friends, and that we are by no means self-sufficient and we need more grace than we oftentimes think.