Love... rejoices in truth

The prevailing thought in many people's mind concerning love and truth is this: white lies are necessary in maintaining a 'healthy' relationship. I use the term 'white lies' to refer to the notion of telling 'harmless' lies. The problem with this is - truth gets sidelined and replaced by un-truths. We are basically building a relationship, an environment that is 'made-believed' or conforms to 'what-you-want-to-see'. Whatever the excuses may be, lies are always easier to swallow then the pure truth of a situation. Truth exposes while lies cover up. This obviously shows how 'soft' our society has been. Truth hurts for it shows who we really are. Truth takes time and attention as it slowly peals off the layers of covers we put on ourselves. But the benefits of confronting truth is equally, if not more, powerful! Truth gives certainty. Truth leads us to God. Think about it, our reluctance to face the truth is truly a reluctance to come under God's All-knowing sight! We fear Him, though He already knows the depths of our heart. We try to run away, though there is no where that we can flee to. And yet truth ultimately drives poor, wretched sinners like us (who despair at our unworthiness and pile of sins) to turn to God for relieve and redemption. That is why true love, rejoices in truth. Truth always leads us back to the reality of God as the dealer of justice and dispenser of mercy. No wonder Jesus Christ uttered these words in John 14:6  - I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.