http://usccb.org/bible/readings/062120.cfm
I quote:
The Spirit of truth will testify to me, says the Lord; and you also will testify
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Testifying is much more than our words. Our actions reveal our true self.
Integrity translates into honoring all that we say we believe, more than our words can deliver.
The greatest of orators, the most talented of writers can impress the world with their words, to leave the stage living a life remote from the face they present to the world. Hypocrisy is best practised behind closed curtains.
Way, way back in my primary school days I can recall being entranced watching a cinematic production of Oscar Wilde's classic work, "The Portrait (Picture) of Dorian Gray." (1) Oscar Wilde works his magic with a wish to impress his readers with our imagination embracing the thought that ones real personality is hidden in an attic remote from the eyes of the world, permitting the counterfeit to impress all easily mesmerised by beauty, and success parading their charms.
That which is hidden in the attic is the very personification of fraud, and corruption best concealed, for fear of being exposed for being nothing more than evil incarnate. Here lies the dilemma, not so much for the perpetrator, rather for the victim rushes in where angels fear to tread.
Our Saviour invites us to trust His Word speaking to us from within our conscious awareness, to fear for nothing when following His Word protecting us from all evil.
Jesus said to the Twelve:
Fear no one.
Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed,
nor secret that will not be known.
(1)
A link to The Portrait of Dorian Gray (1945):
https://ok.ru/video/1162630466228
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