Truth and Trust in the beloved

The truth which sets you free is one subject of the texts in the Roman Catholic Lectionary today. The book of Daniel has sections which are included in the Catholic and Orthodox canon but are missing from Protestant canons. The story of King Nebuchadnezzar and the faithfulness of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to God and truth which set them free from death in the fiery furnace is considered canonical by most Christians. The path to freedom through truth does not avoid the fire or the trial. It involves that faith of Abraham which is beyond what the senses can support and it falls into the domain of faith and trust that we place in the ‘beloved’. The ‘beloved’ is worthy of that faith and trust. We give it. John relates Jesus dialogue with the Pharisees about the truth of His relationship with the Father. This intimacy of “children of God” is the freedom which is revealed by Jesus truth. It is a status that requires faith and trust is be lived.