Stop lying to the people you love (Chicago sermon) | Bishop Mar Mari

Bishop Mar Mari preached in Chicago yesterday and addressed a dynamic that ruins most modern relationships. We have a terrible habit of confusing love with simply being nice. We lie to our friends and family to spare their feelings, and we convince ourselves we are doing it out of love.‪@ChristTheGoodShepherdChurch‬ He argues the exact opposite. If you genuinely care about someone, you tell them the truth. The sermon starts with a very heavy concept. The word reveals the speaker. When you open your mouth, you show the world exactly what is living in your heart. You cannot hide your internal state for very long. He moves from there into a reading of Psalm 23 and eventually lands on 1 Corinthians 13. I always find it interesting how people interpret 1 Corinthians 13. We read it at weddings to sound romantic. But the bishop grounds it in harsh reality. Love requires honesty. You cannot claim to love God or your spouse if you refuse to be honest with them. Video timestamps ============================================= 00:00 The word reveals the speaker 06:00 The definition of true love 36:45 Psalm 23 46:48 1 Corinthians 13 verse 13 Subscribe for weekly Orthodox Christian teachings, and let us know your thoughts on the nature of these themes in the comments below. #BishopMarMari #MarMariEmmanuel #ChristianSermon #OrthodoxChristianity #1Corinthians13 #BibleStudy #ChristianLove