First Reading Heb 11: 32-40
Brothers, about the figures of faith, I would lack the time, when I'm about to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets. By faith, they have conquered kingdoms, righteousness, and gained what was promised, shut the mouths of lions and extinguish the fire were devastating.
They had escaped from the sword, and have gain strength in weakness. They have become strong in the battle and had repulsed foreign military forces. By faith, the women received back the people who have died, because they were raised. There were more people who were tortured and would not accept release, because they expect a resurrection to a better life. There are also mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, sawed and killed with the sword; they wandered about in sheepskins dressed or goatskins, destitute, distress and torment. World was not worthy of them! They wander in the desert and in the mountains, in caves and in crevices of the mountain. Their faith has given them a wonderful testimony.
But they all do not get what was promised. For God has a better plan for us all; without us they can not be made perfect.
Thus saith the Lord.
Psalm Ps 31: 20.21.22.23.24
Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.
* How great is your goodness that you have accomplished in the presence of humans for those who take refuge in you!
* You hide them in the shadow of thy face against the conspiracy of men; You protect them in the cottage
the tongue strife.
*Bless God! He has shown his loyal love to me with magic in times of trouble!
* In my confusion I thought, 'I have been cast out of your sight. " But it turns out you listen to the voice of my supplications,
when I called to you for help.
* Love the Lord, all ye His beloved! God protects those who setiawan, but the proud rewarded him with no half-hearted.
Introduction to the Gospel of Luke 7:16
A great prophet has appeared among us, and God visited His people.
Gospel reading Mark 5: 1-20
On one occasion, came Jesus and His disciples across the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Gerasenes. Jesus had just got off the boat,
there came to him a man with an evil spirit from the cemetery.
People that live in it and nothing else that could bind with chains though! Had often been shackled and chained, but he tore the chains and shackles that dimusnahkannya, so no one was strong enough to tame it. Night and day among the tombs and in the hills, screaming and beating himself with stones. When she saw Jesus from afar, he ran to get him. He then worship Him, and loudly he screamed,
"Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?
By God, do not torment me! "For Jesus had said to him," O you unclean spirit! Out of this man! "Then Jesus asked him," What is your name? "He replied," My name is Legion, for we are many. "He begged Jesus repeatedly not to send the spirits out of the region. It is there, in hillside,
a herd of pigs was feeding. Then the spirits begged Jesus, saying, "Send us into the swine, and we may enter!" He gave them permission. So the evil spirits and entered the pigs. Then the herd of pigs were about two thousand in number was down the steep slope into the lake and suffocate in it. Then run the herdsmen that! They reported it in the city and in the countryside. And the people came to see what had happened. They came to Jesus
and saw the demon-possessed man was sitting; man who had been possessed by the legion, now dressed and already sane. So fear them. People who had seen it told what had happened to the demon-possessed man, and about the pigs. Then they asked Jesus to leave their region.
At the time he went back into the boat, the man who had been possessed by demons begged him that he was allowed to accompany him. But Jesus did not let her. Jesus said to the man, "Go home, to the people sekampungmu, and announce unto them all that had been done by the Lord upon you, and declare how he had mercy on you!" The man went away and began to proclaim in Decapolis what Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.
Thus the Gospel of the Lord.
Devotional.
Somewhere region of the Gerasenes, there was a young man possessed by a demon. So powerful was this demon that nobody can throw him. They also can not bind this young man with a chain even though. This young man yelling screaming and slashes in his body with stones. It is tragic and terrible, and then came the moment that this happy, when the young man who met Jesus kerasukkan it. Drama exorcism in today's Gospel like the end of an exorcism Hollywood film, The young man who was possessed by many demons liberated by Jesus. Satan will no longer rule over the young man's body.
Task devil was shackled man so far from God, ruined man and make him lose hope. In this modern world, for example, people can be far from God due fettered free sex, drugs, hatred, revenge, pornographic or other attachment that ultimately made him feel empty and lost hope. When a person is no longer able to control herself, but enslaved by his sins he requires an encounter with Jesus. Of himself, he was not able to escape the shackles of demons when Jesus did not help him.
Jesus comes to love human beings and human beings make valuable because it is loved. Jesus loves human effort to free us from the bondage of sin. Do we realize Baptist grace of the sacrament we receive frees us from original sin? Also the sacrament of Penance frees us from sin and human weakness we? Love is supposed to membebbbaaaskan not binding, Jesus loves people by giving human freedom.
In every life choice that we have, we can choose to love God or not. If we choose to love God, we should remember the love of His liberating. In the same way, we can learn to liberate others through love, forgiveness, prayers and greetings. Do not let hatred overcome us, so that we can be a witness to God's love in our daily lives. Congratulations love, congratulations liberating.
Item contemplation.
Let us just pray for those people who may have it harm us.
The part of us, let us offer all our suffering it. Let it be a penance for our sins to our neighbor, including all things that we created and perhaps have failed them.
Prayer.
Yes benevolent Lord, teach us to always pray for those who hate and might have tried to harm us. Amen.
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