If nothing were hidden

If nothing were hidden, they ask, why is there a book called Revelation? If numbers did not matter, why is there a book called Numbers? If nothing were lost, how could anyone be saved who was lost?

I will reveal myself to them.

The same current runs through Matthew: hidden from the wise and learned, revealed to little children. The invitation beside it is simple. Keep your eyes on Jesus. Become as a child — not careless, but unarmoured enough to be shown what a performance of knowledge cannot force.