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Homily on Mark 6:14-29 - for July 15, 2012
God’s Voice Will Not Be Silenced Speaking Truth to Power This reading tells me that there are consequences to speaking truth to power, often deadly consequences. But, God’s voice will not be silenced. We are told that John spoke against King Herod’s marriage to his brother’s wife, Herodias. Herodias was not too pleased about this negative publicity. So she bides her time. She uses Herod’s hastily spoken promise to her daughter to silence John once and for all. But God’s voice will not be silenced. We are told in the stories just before this that Jesus was rejected in his own home town of Nazareth. Jesus left Nazareth but he was not deterred by this rejection. He sent the twelve out two by two and Jesus and his disciples carried on God’s call to repentance when John no longer could. Speaking truth to power continues to have devastating consequences. In 2004, I went on a women’s del...