PRAYER MOMENT
Monday
3 February 2014
THEY IMPLORED HIM TO LEAVE
Pause. Be still in
the presence of the Lord surrounded by agitated people.
Reading. “Those
who witnessed it reported what had happened to the demoniac and what had become
of the pigs. Then they began to implore Jesus to leave the neighbourhood.” (Mark 5:1-20).
Reflection. The
change Jesus brought to the land of the Gerasenes was just too much for them. He
had driven out the evil spirits from this wild possessed man, but at the cost
of a whole herd of pigs. He had brought calm and peace to the district but at a
price. He had disturbed everything and left them feeling highly uncomfortable. So
they asked him to leave and he did. He never forces his presence on anyone. But
we read the account with a sense of sadness that these people could not welcome
the moment of new life they were offered. Someone once wrote, “human beings
cannot bear too much reality.” Freedom sometimes hurts too much and we prefer
to stay in our half world; partly free, partly enslaved. At least our half
world is familiar.
Prayer. Lord, help
us to have the courage to welcome your coming even if it is uncomfortable and
disturbing. You are a good Father who knows what he is doing. Amen.
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