2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29 / Mark 4:21-25
In some of those thriller and action movies, there are times when the drama is over something that is considered a secret.
It may be a national top secret, or some secret project, or some secret operation.
Whatever it may be, the secret is to be protected and to be prevented from being discovered or exposed.
But no secret can ever be hidden for too long, and there is also the curiosity over the contents of the secret.
And as long as two or more persons know about the secret, then it cannot be considered a secret anymore.
In the gospel, Jesus says that there is nothing hidden but it must be disclosed, and nothing kept secret except to be brought to light.
Whatever we think and do is known to God, and He knows our motives and intentions.
And we think we may be able to hide and keep secret our motives and intentions from others.
But just as secrets cannot be kept for too long, neither can our motives and intentions.
May what we do and say be like a lamp put on a lamp stand.
And may God’s love shine in us and through us so that God’s ways will also be revealed through us.