Apocalypse 15:1-4 / Luke 21:12-19
We will remember with embarrassment or regret those occasions when we use the wrong words and said the wrong things.
We think about why those kind of words come out of our mouths and try to understand so as not to make the same mistake again.
One of the reasons could be that we talk before we think.
Another reason is that in order to get out of a tight situation, we say things that are either half-truths or not true at all.
In today’s gospel, Jesus reminds us in the face of persecution and opposition, we must keep this carefully in mind:
We are not to prepare our defence, because Jesus Himself will give us an eloquence and a wisdom that none of our opponents will be able to resist or contradict.
But that means that we need to pray before we speak so that the Lord will speak through us.
It also means that we will always stand on the side of truth and speak the truth.
And it also means that we let our “yes” be a yes and our “no” be a no.
May we always let the Lord speak to us first before we speak to others.