Nothing Hidden

The WORD today reminds me that we cannot hide anything from God. 

They say that you cannot keep a secret forever. In one way or another, the truth will come out. There will be something that will happen that will make the truth come out. People can do their best to maintain a good reputation and project a good image to others, but there will be instances that will make the real deal, the truth come out. This is what God is reminding us today. 

We cannot hide anything from God. 

The gospel shows us Jesus telling his disciples that a lamp is not to be hidden, but placed on a lampstand. That nothing can be hidden, nothing can be kept a secret. Just as light exposes everything, God's light exposes our darkness, our sins, and our secrets. However, he does not expose to judge or condemn, but to help us change and improve. 

When we come to God, our sins and secrets will be exposed. When we come to him, we will realize our nothingness as we see his greatness. And as these things are exposed, he will help us change and improve, and be more and more like him. We just need to come to him, and surrender to him so we can improve and be more like him. 

What are my secrets? What are the things I keep from people? What are things I am not proud of? What do I do about these things? Do I humbly come to God? Do I allow him to change me? 

May we find it in our hearts to come to Him, and as our sins and secrets are exposed, be humble enough to allow him to change us and make us more like him. 

Father God,

Thank you for today. Thank you for another day to live. Thank you for another chance to love and serve you. Thank you for another reminder. Lord, sorry for thinking I can keep secrets from you. Sorry for the times I focus on projecting a good image instead of working on improving myself. Sorry for living a double life. Help me be humble and come to you and allow you to change and improve me. Make me more like you. Purify and clean me. Amen. 

Blessed Day!

In Christ,

-g-

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Thursday of the Third Wek in Ordinary Time

Lectionary: 320

Reading I

2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29

After Nathan had spoken to King David, 
the king went in and sat before the LORD and said, 
“Who am I, Lord GOD, and who are the members of my house, 
that you have brought me to this point?
Yet even this you see as too little, Lord GOD; 
you have also spoken of the house of your servant 
for a long time to come: 
this too you have shown to man, Lord GOD!

“You have established for yourself your people Israel as yours forever, 
and you, LORD, have become their God.
And now, LORD God, confirm for all time the prophecy you have made 
concerning your servant and his house, 
and do as you have promised.
Your name will be forever great, when men say, 
‘The LORD of hosts is God of Israel,’
and the house of your servant David stands firm before you.
It is you, LORD of hosts, God of Israel, 
who said in a revelation to your servant, 
‘I will build a house for you.’
Therefore your servant now finds the courage to make this prayer to you.
And now, Lord GOD, you are God and your words are truth; 
you have made this generous promise to your servant.
Do, then, bless the house of your servant 
that it may be before you forever; 
for you, Lord GOD, have promised, 
and by your blessing the house of your servant 
shall be blessed forever.”

Responsorial Psalm

132:1-2, 3-5, 11, 12, 13-14

R.        (Lk 1:32b)  The Lord God will give him the throne of David, his father.
LORD, remember David
            and all his anxious care;
How he swore an oath to the LORD,
            vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob.
R.        The Lord God will give him the throne of David, his father.
“I will not enter the house where I live,
            nor lie on the couch where I sleep;
I will give my eyes no sleep,
            my eyelids no rest,
Till I find a home for the LORD,
            a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
R.        The Lord God will give him the throne of David, his father.
The LORD swore an oath to David
            a firm promise from which he will not withdraw:
“Your own offspring 
            I will set upon your throne.”
R.        The Lord God will give him the throne of David, his father.
“If your sons keep my covenant,
            and the decrees which I shall teach them,
Their sons, too, forever
            shall sit upon your throne.”
R.        The Lord God will give him the throne of David, his father.
For the LORD has chosen Zion,
            he prefers her for his dwelling:
“Zion is my resting place forever;
            in her I will dwell, for I prefer her.”
R.        The Lord God will give him the throne of David, his father.
 

Alleluia

Ps 119:105

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
A lamp to my feet is your word,
a light to my path.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel

Mk 4:21-25

Jesus said to his disciples,
“Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket
or under a bed,
and not to be placed on a lampstand?
For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible; 
nothing is secret except to come to light.
Anyone who has ears to hear ought to hear.”
He also told them, “Take care what you hear.
The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you, 
and still more will be given to you.
To the one who has, more will be given; 
from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”