Mar 16 - "Dark Days"

Mark 5:1-20
"They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately a man out of the tombs with an unclean spirit met him. "
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In today's reading, we hear the story of Jesus casting out demons from a man wickedly possessed. The demons speak to him, recognizing Jesus for who He is as the Son of God, asking Him to cast them out.

Are demons real? Is there evil in the world? Unfortunately, there are and there is. We see it every day in the news and in our daily lives. Each of us have dark days, when we may not easily feel the presence of God in our lives. We even have times when demons, in the form of vice or jealousy or anger or hatred, possess each of us.

I believe when these demons come in to us, they can push aside the light and try snuff it out. Sometimes, the anger or the vice is the easier choice and we abet the enveloping darkness.

But, if we ask God to remove the darkness...and ask Jesus to be the Light of the World in us, he will cast the darkness away.

So today, recognize the thing that possesses you...call it by name. Then, with the power of Christ, ask it to be removed in His name. Let the Light shine in and the dark day will become a bright morning.