Thursday, March 24, 2011

out in the open

Secrets are hard!  They often become lies and spiral out of control.  Or they are hurtful to others.  The secret is revealed and suddenly you have upset someone you care about.  Today however, we read about good secrets. 

Mark 4 shows Jesus teaching in parables.  The disciples ask what they mean, and once they are alone, Jesus explains some of the stories to them.  The tells them that they are secrets.  He doesn't want the masses of people understanding everything yet.  But then he goes on to tell them the secrets are like a lamp.  Rather than hiding them, share them with everyone. 

While this seems confusing, I THINK it means that Jesus didn't not come to educate the masses.  He came to train others to teach for him.  Many of these men went on to write books in the Bible for our benefit 2000 years later.  

In Genesis 33, Jacob is so afraid of Esau that he tries to buy his favor.  Everyone is much happier once they are honest with each other.  Here, secrets revealed create harmony. 

I hope the secrets you are burdened with are happy and helpful, rather than hurtful.

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