St. Martin's Church

March 22                                                                Mark 5:1-20

 

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They traveled across the sea to a new country and were immediately confronted by a man who was very strong and many people had tried to subdue him yet he bowed down to Jesus.  The unclean spirits were over 2000!!! Inside the man and yet when Jesus demanded they leave the man they did and went into a heard of swine and they drowned themselves.  It is surprising that Jesus is so powerful that even the Legion was afraid and dis what Jesus demanded and was conquered by one Son of God while many men had tried before him.

                                                                   Ben Loell

 
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There was one of him - the man who was scared, yelling, hurting himself, hearing voices we didn't.

 

And then the other man came - calm - there was something about him - a presence.

 

They spoke - and suddenly out of one madman came many beings (could feel them, not see them)- they came at us and suddenly we were being possessed/ controlled - ridden by soldiers like a porcine cavalry - and off a cliff.

 

"When pigs fly" - suddenly not so funny. 

 

I'm free of my own rider now - not sure where I am, or what I am - but I seem to be ok. I think the rest of us might be around here somewhere,too. 

 

I hope whatever that was about was worth it.  
I have a hunch it was. 


Alec McLure

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