From today's Gospel
Luke 4:38-44
"Leaving the synagogue Jesus went to Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever and they asked him to do something for her. Leaning over her he rebuked the fever and it left her. And she immediately got up and began to wait on them.
At sunset all those who had friends suffering from diseases of one kind or another brought them to him, and laying his hands on each he cured them. Devils too came out of many people, howling, ‘You are the Son of God.’ But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak because they knew that he was the Christ.
When daylight came he left the house and made his way to a lonely place. The crowds went to look for him, and when they had caught up with him they wanted to prevent him leaving them, but he answered, ‘I must proclaim the Good News of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, because that is what I was sent to do.’ And he continued his preaching in the synagogues of Judaea."
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Do you ever wonder about the state of the world today? I do. The Devils are howling! Not that everything is caused by devils in a literal sense. But each of us carry our own "demons" which inform our actions and opinions. The weight of every event is measured by both the dark and the light in each of us. We are pushed and pulled in many directions. At times it is not even a choice but a compulsion that moves us one way or another. We must learn to silence the "devils" that keep us bound. We must find the time to "catch up" to Jesus and beg Him to bring light and to stay with us.
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