Wednesday of the 13th week Year C. Gen. 21:5.8-20; Ps. 33; Mt. 8:28-34
After the storm, the disciples are now confronted with two powerful demons living in the cemetery. For St. Chrysostom, their healing highlights Christ's omnipotence and authority over demonic forces. We are invited to put our faith and and trust in Christ, who not only calms the storms of our life but also over the power of evil, which attacks not only individuals but our entire communities. Jesus is the Son of God who has power to set us free from the demonic powers of hatred, tribalism, racism, anger, greed, selfishness and corruption. And by destroying the herd of swines into which the demons had entered, Jesus showed that the human soul is worth more than the world. But do we in return acknowledge the primacy of God in our lives or do I trade him for anything of this world.
Jesus I trust in you!
Fr. Georges Roger BIDZOGO SAC