Secrets Exposed!

I guess we all have secrets, which would rather not be exposed.
But we seem uncertain how to respond to information disclosures of other people's personal secrets.
When it is the judges in the High Court issuing super injunctions to protect spoilt over-paid celebrities, we are unhappy.
When it is over-eager reporters trying to find out the same sort of stuff to print in mass circulation papers, we cry 'Foul!'
When it is Wiki-leaks making available 'Intelligence reports' from assorted security agencies, we are less clear how to react.
And when Sony's 75 million gamers have their details stolen, panic sets in.
I suppose it depends on whose secrets are being revealed to whom, and for what purpose.
Jesus' days were not very different from ours, in that the rich and famous were happy to behave badly, so long as they were not criticised in public for these misdemeanours.
Jesus reminds us all that a time will come when all secrets will be revealed, and that these secrets are already known to God. 'The time is coming when everything that is covered up will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be shouted from the housetops for all to hear!' (Luke 12.2-3)
I am very glad that my fears and failings are not widely known, but that those who know me the best also know my worst character and behaviour weaknesses. The best of friends are those who know the worst about us and love us just the same. At root, this is the response of grace and mercy, and is seen supremely in the way God longs to deal with us. 'So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.' (Romans 8.1)
This response of grace and mercy then challenges me to live as openly and freely as I can, under the mercy of the God who knows me perfectly.
Best wishes,
Richard