in and danced; and she delighted Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want and I will give it to you.” And he went so far as to say with many oaths, “I will give you anything you ask, even half my kingdom.” She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” The mother replied, “The head of John the Baptist.” The girl hurried to the king and made her request, “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist, here and now, on a dish.”The king was very displeased, but he would not refuse in front of his guests because of his oaths. So he sent one of the bodyguards, with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded John in prison; then he brought the head on a dish and gave it to the girl. And the girl gave it to her mother. When John’s disciples heard of this, they came and took his body and buried it.
Reflections
“Disturbed whenever he heard him.”For some truth is disturbing. They dread it because it con fronts them headon. Truth re veals their true color and motive. While for others, truth is a friend, guiding and giving them direc tion. When one aligns herself/ himself to the truth, it brings peace of mind; it calms the spirit. When Pontius Pilate asked Jesus “What is truth?”, Jesus did not reply because the truth is already before him in his person. Before Pilate already stands the truth, and it confronts him. As a result, Pilate felt uneasy; he was disturbed.When truth presents itself before us, there are only two natural response, namely: (1) we welcome it; or (2) we reject it. If we welcome it, we are led to the good and genuinely valuable; but, if we reject it, we lead our selves (and others) to corruption and harm.
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