Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it
was said to your ancestors, Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord
all that you vow. But I say to you, do not swear at all; not by heaven, for it
is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem,
for it is the city of the great King. Do not swear by your head, for you cannot
make a single hair white or black. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’
mean ‘No.’ Anything more is from the Evil One.”
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Reflection:
Do you stand by your word?
Our words are one of the essential showcase of our
character. For example, if we are prone not to fulfill what we say we would
eventually loss our credibility. No one will believe us anymore because the
minds of those who know us have already been conditioned that we don’t stand up
for what we say.
But the moment we start to value word of honor and
once we only say what is true. Our moral value and credibility will never be
questioned for the simple reason that we have word of honor and we always say the
truth.
Many of us do not value anymore word of honor. Lying
or to tell lies is just ordinary thing for many of us. We are not anymore
bothered about its negative impact on our reputation. And the harm that it will
create to our fellowmen, this is who some of us are today, very sad but very
true also.
To have integrity and word of honor is something
that we have to imbibe and live. We have to discard any form of lying. – Marino
J. Dasmarinas
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