Mary Lindow ~ The Messenger Podcast

By Mary Lindow through the Holy Spirit   Truth is slippery. A lot more slippery than any of us want to admit. And we do have to, in a sense, choose what to believe.   Pontius Pilate seemed quite comfortable with that. Jesus was "talking truth" and Pilate lived in a place of work where “truth” was meaningless. All that his employer cared about was results!   The world’s vision of truth is attractive. It allowed Pilate go back to his home at the end of the day…it allowed the Priests to deal with that "problematic man Jesus" while still being able to eat the Passover.  It sends the crowds home from the protest hoping that the rebellion will start soon and be successful. (That sure sounds familiar doesn’t it!)    Pilate was dealing with those "pesky" Hebrews. The poor guy is the governor and he can’t even get the latest group of complainers to come into his house because it’s Passover, that would make them “unclean,” and they wouldn’t be able to eat the sacred meal. Now Imagine that!!  Being t