Mt 10:24-33
[Jesus said to the Twelve,] 24“No disciple is above his teacher, no slave above his master. 25It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, for the slave that he become like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!
26“Therefore do not be afraid of them. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. 27What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. 28And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. 30Even all the hairs of your head are counted. 31So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. 32Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. 33But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.”
Reflection:
What you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. The rumor mills and the showbiz talk shows must love this line of Jesus. With the modern information technology, it is so hard to keep anything secret and confidential. And with people’s hunger for news and scandals, personal things are frequently dug up.
So what do these words of Jesus mean? Jesus is referring mainly to the truth! Truth has a life of its own. No one can bury, deny, or hide it. It will rise on its own, will soon be revealed, and will never die. It will always come out and be known. It will catch up with us—even long after we have died.
Many criminals think their crimes will never be discovered. Unwittingly, they often leave their marks and signatures behind. If the authorities do not catch them, their conscience will. And if their conscience has been lost, too, God’s justice will ultimately find them.