The True Cost of A Lie

(April 22, 1999)

In the early days, the mother of a young boy suspected that he had become involved in a conspiracy and was being used by his friends to do wrong. She said, "Open your eyes and ears and listen to me. I have always taught you not to lie."

Liars are lost in a world of their own. We have seen it glamorized in a world of make believe until the real world has difficulty telling the truth, even when there is no reason to lie. A lie, in whatever form, is deceit and deceit is a major block to stable lives.

The biggest lie of all is that lying is in any way harmless. To follow through the with the Big Lies leads to mass destruction, whether in our own lives or the lives of many others.

Dear God, we pray that no other child will believe the lies that these boys did in Colorado.

Peace,
Tawanka