Thomas 1:5 … Revealing the concealed (01/27/17)
“Recognize what is directly before you,
and what is concealed will also be revealed.”
~ Jesus (Gospel of Thomas 5)
This verse reflects the similar Wisdom found in Luke 8:17 (“For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light”) as well as the one reflected in Luke 12:2 (“Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known”), though the Gospel of Thomas here adds a most enlightening preamble – namely, stating that what is hidden from us will be revealed once we “recognize what is directly before [us].” In other words – we will only be blessed with a measure of real Clarity once we choose to humble ourselves enough to See the majestic hidden within the material; to See the angelic hidden within the uncaring; and to See the honor-worthy hidden within the mundane.
And bound with that perceptive Clarity is what we do immediately thereafter, for true “recognition” means nothing until one leaps into actualizing what is glimpsed thereby … Indeed, true recognition comes not from looking and correctly analyzing, but rather from Seeing and then Acting while feeling.
Amen … Let it be so.
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