Ramdom acts of truth

Has anyone else noticed? Have you taken a look at the spelling error above? My site is called “Random acts of Charlie” but title I typed is “RAMdom acts of Charlie.”
Yep. I’m a terrible speller. It’s documented.
But my question is this- did you notice? Quite a few people have looked at this site, (more than I ever anticipated or hoped) but only one person brought it to my attention. (Thank you Julia, English and Grammar fanatic! Seriously, you should get paid millions to edit books. You’d be worth every penny!)
So, as usual, in my random brain, I see a few possibilities as to why I have missed this error for three and a half months.

You didn’t notice it. An M looks much like an N, especially in the lower case. The word doesn’t look wrong at first glance. It is only when you take the time to carefully evaluate the word, will you find that it is, in fact, wrong. I can’t tell you how many times I have grazed over words in a rush and missed their meaning. Or I listen to preachers, professors, and elders in the church who profess that the Bible means it this way. It looks like a duck, walks like a duck…but is it really a goose? How often have I personally taken the time to test what other people say? So often in my ignorance, I assume that people who are more established in the faith are automatically right. But I am only furthering my ignorance by not seeking the truth for myself. Perhaps I should start investigating things for myself on a much deeper level. The truth is truly found when we find it for ourselves, right? Job 28:27 - then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.

You did notice it, but you didn’t mention it. Aaaahhh, the old “you have food stuck in your teeth” dilemma. Do you tell someone the truth, or do you let them go on believing everything is fine? Is it your place to tell them something is amiss? I dealt with this situation on such a grand scale this week that I gave myself a migraine. Honestly, I did. I had to make such a huge judgment call on something that affected several people. But when it came down to it, I had to do what I felt was right. I prayed about it, worried over it, and cried about it. In the end, it made a lot of people mad. And I’m at peace with that. (this matter was not about broccoli in bicuspids. It was about the safety of someone who can’t protect themselves.) As Christians, we are supposed to love one another. So why do we think love is only the happy gooey stuff? When did loving someone become withholding the truth, even though it will make them a better person?
In the Battle Hymn of the Republic, the lyrics say "Glory glory hallelujah, His truth is marching on!" Ok, so we can deduct that the truth is something that is active, on the move. We find this fact confirmed in Psalm 26:3- for your love is ever before me, and I walk continually in your truth. The truth pushes us forward. So why are we hanging back? Are we scared that if we speak in truth (AND LOVE) that we will be rejected? Are we afraid that standing up for the truth will make us less popular? Oh, that’s right. Jesus was the most popular well respected guy in Jerusalem when He was on the cross for sharing the truth to a world gone astray. Hmmmm…..

You just didn’t care. Ouch. I hope that’s not the case. (but if it is, I can take it!)

I’m not going to fix my spelling error. (Sorry Julia, I know it will drive you nuts now.) I am leaving it there to remind me that I need to look deeper into what I read and learn. I need to test what I come across and make sure I’m not being led astray. I need to stand up for the truth when it isn’t easy. I should never be ashamed of doing the right thing, even if it is the hardest call to make. And I need to do all of this with love in my heart.

St. Augustine says: In necessariis unitas, In essentials unity, In dubiis libertas, In doubtful things liberty, In omnibus autem caritas, But in all things love.