Daniel 3:14-20, 24-25, 28 / John 8:31-42
We know that we must keep to the rules and other regulations.
That is our social responsibility so that there can be law and order.
So we know that laws, rules and regulations are meant to protect us and help us to know what is the right thing to do.
As for us Christians, we understand laws, rules and regulations in a deeper perspective.
Because we see the truth in them, and that truth leads us to do what is right, what is good and what is loving.
As Jesus said in the gospel, the truth will set us free.
It is the truth in God that we believe in, and that truth helps us to choose the ways of God rather than the ways of the world or other ways.
In that sense, we have freedom, because there is no need for us to consider other options.
Yes, the truth will set us free, just as it set the three young men in the 1st reading to stay faithful to God even in the face of persecution.
Indeed, the truth will prevail. Let us stay on the side of truth and we will have freedom.