Several years ago in one corner of our backyard, a flowering vine started to creep over our wall from a neighbor’s yard. We decided to let it grow since it hid the drab grey block wall surrounding all the open land from the front of the house to the back. In the five years since, 70 percent of the wall is covered and has greatly enhanced the wall and yard’s look.
Several years ago, I developed tinnitus in both my ears. It is a constant ringing, 24/7, that is it’s
loudest when all is quiet. It is
blessing that I have been able to block it out when I go to sleep. What is more amazing is that I am able to
pick out individual sounds when there are multiple noises, such as voices of
those speaking, as long as I am close enough to hear.
Pontius Pilate in St. John’s Gospel (Jn. 18:38) responded to a statement by Jesus about truth with a rhetorical question: “Truth! What does that mean?” He probably believed that truth is what one makes it, not the truth that is grounded in the very character and being of God which we, who are baptized, try to witness in our daily lives.
