Do not be afraid of those . . . .

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For 22 June 2008, 12th Sunday, based on Matthew 10:26-33

Jesus said: “So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. “Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven.


Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

About Francis Arackal OP

Francis is a member of the Indian Province. He is originally from Cochin, Kerala, India. He has a doctorate in media and Licentiate in Philosophy from the the Dominican university in Rome, the Angelicum. Presently he is the Director of the Dominican Institute of Philosophy (Gyanadhara) in Goa, India, and teaches philosophy and media in Goa, Nagpur and other places.