Truth can never be sacrificed in the name of peace, for there can be no true peace without righteousness. – Jocelyn Soriano
Say not that peace can be attained by silencing the voice of truth. To have the truth silenced is to silence justice also. It is to suppress what’s right and to deprive others what is due to them.
People must be free to voice out their needs and desires. They must be able to cry when they’re hurt, to ask for justice when their rights are trampled upon. They must have that freedom of knowing they will not be disrespected or threatened when they speak.
True peace is being whole, it is a rest that comes after giving to each person the dignity and freedom they deserve.
Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth springs out of the earth… Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps. – Psalm 85, WEB
Check Jocelyn's books:
"Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief", "Mend My Broken Heart", "Questions to God", "To Love an Invisible God", "Defending My Catholic Faith", and more - click here.
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