The tail of a mouse

Thursday July 20th, Mark 6: 17 For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married. 18 For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." Oooh! Those prophets, they are always getting in the way of profit and power. Herod tried to silence the voice of God by putting John in prison. Those who misuse power often try to silence anyone holding up a mirror that shows them what they are doing. And yet, God asks us to hold up just such a mirror. Bishop Tutu once said, “if an elephant has it’s foot on the tail of a mouse and you say you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” When we speak the word of God, expect to raise a bit of anger in return. Mirrors have a nasty way of showing flaws in addition to beauty.