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| Thursday 9 February, 2012 Mark 5:1–20 CHANGE AND CHALLENGE Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region. (verse 17) If we look back at the end of Mark 4, we can see that this encounter took place late in the evening. The shadowy darkness and the cries of the man who shouted at Jesus and his disciples would have increased the atmosphere of fear in what was already a disturbing situation. We feel only pity for the man whose violent insanity had driven him beyond normal society, to live among rocky tombs, alone with his misery – and his demons. Even for Jesus this was a tough case to deal with. The man was so ill that perhaps the only way Jesus could convince him of healing was to destroy the pigs: a solution that we may feel uneasy with today. Yet soon the man was calm, clean and healed, his mental battle at an end. The people who lived nearby were understandably disturbed about the loss of the pigs. They were alarmed at what Jesus had done, and panic set in. There is no mention that they were pleased to see their one-time neighbour restored to health. There was something here they did not understand, that threatened their way of life, and they wanted none of it. Turning away their chance of meeting and talking with the Son of God, they asked him to leave. The presence of Jesus is not always comfortable. It threatens to overturn our settled way of life, bringing new ideas, new challenges for which we may think we are ill-equipped. We may think that our life is all mapped out, safe, well ordered, predictable. And then along comes Jesus, with different priorities which he asks us to share with him. What will our response be? Prayer + Lord Jesus, sometimes I am afraid to let you into my plans, for fear of the result. Help me to trust you, for life now, and for life in the future. Amen |
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