Leviticus 9:7-10:20
Mark 4:26-5:20
Psalm 37:30-40
Proverbs 10:6-7
So many interesting, enlightening stories in today's readings. For some reason I am led to two groups of people on opposite sides of our Lord, reacting differently to the same incident. The first - the people who heard and saw what happened to the pigs and to the man who had been cured of his legion of demons; the second, the man himself.
Isn't it interesting that those for whom Jesus's presence meant the loss of something of earthly value, obtainable through earthly work, rejected Him? Isn't it even more interesting they rejected Him despite having seen the good that happened - the possessed man healed?
The man who was healed, however - his response was so different. He "begged to go with [Jesus]". While because of his condition, he might not have had much in his life, now that he had received a fresh start his experience with Jesus made him want to continue to experience Jesus. His personal experience made the difference.
Father, we can be stubborn, refusing to learn from others' experience of Your and Your salvation. Help us to experience You ourselves - personally, directly, overwhelmingly that, like the man possessed by a legion of demons, we might be purged of all that keeps prevents us from seeing You, and that we might choose to dedicate the clean slate of our lives to getting experiencing You even more.
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