“Have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become Known.” ~ Jesus (Matthew 10:26)

 

Here, we see Jesus speaking to his disciples shortly before sending them out to preach to the masses; warning them gently of the persecution that most assuredly will come to them – of the persecution that comes to all those who challenge the norms of selfish hoarding and the greed of self-defense … And yet Jesus does so with encouragement (in-Courage-ment), inspiring them to speak spontaneously while flowing smoothly away from all conflict and potential oppression.

And what is this that Jesus says will inevitably be uncovered?  What is this that he says will one day inevitably become known?  Why, his Way, of course – the Truth of his Way of Living – the Truth of the effectiveness of Kindness – the Truth of the Power of willing self-sacrifice – the Truth of the awesome potency of perfect Love.

 

Yes, many fear these Truths (for the primary reason being that to accept them as valid mandates a terrifying putting into practice thereof), and yet at the latest on one’s deathbed – when the ego has passed onward and only the Awareness of True Self remains – at the very latest then these Truths will indeed be remembered.

 

Of course, to wait this long is to invite personal destruction and great suffering – to wait this long in cowardice is to then reap the “wrath of God” in one’s final, interminable moment of consciousness.  And so Jesus sends his disciples out to the people, in the hopes that his Message of Selfless Love will allow them to awaken well beforehand; to live their lives based in service to others instead of accumulation for themselves, and thereby avoid the terrible fate that awaits all who live primarily to accumulate wealth &/or soak in comfort.

 

And what does this verse mean for us?  It reminds us to have faith in the power of his Message – to avoid pushing the river; to give the Truth to all we encounter – and yet to let others do so; to let others reawaken to what they have always known in their own time.  We are simply to give all those encountered the opportunity to awaken, embrace & celebrate each awakening that comes thereafter — and flow onward without malice from each rejection thereof.

 

Amen … Let it be so.

 

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