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It is history that divides us. It is history that will restore us.

If it is our intention to seek and understand the truth, then let us be objective about the truth and be prepared to see it from all sides. It is in seeing the different angles that we gain depth to our knowledge. The truth will stand on it’s own. It will set us free.

As an archaeologist seeks to understand an object of interest, he must put the object in its historical context and original environment to decipher it accurately. To interpret this object apart from its original purpose is to put meaning into it that it may not have had. And, by doing so, he creates a yarn, a myth, a falsehood about this object.

To be refined by the fire is to purify the gold into its truest form to shed our misconceptions and pride as we study diligently day and night to pursue understanding. If we profess to seek the truth then we must be prepared to ask questions and not be afraid of the answers. And as we ponder, we must ponder prayerfully, historically and factually. Remembering that we are each individually responsible and accountable to G-d for the direction in which we walk.

As we rely on the truth and its source, shouldn’t we look back farther than the Church Fathers or the 95 Theses nailed to the door to fully fathom the historical context of our belief? The verity lies in its roots. To know where we are headed, we must look back deeper into the past to comprehend it. We must go back to the beginning as the Old testifies to the New and as the New connects to the Old to substantiate itself.

Unlike the archaeologist who may encounter the challenge of a discontinued timeline – because a civilization no longer exists to explain an object of interest – our source has not been interrupted by this unfortunate incident. It is available to those who will step outside their comfort zones to seek it.

– Karen Orilla

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