{"id":1724,"date":"2010-06-15T08:27:45","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T13:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2010-06-16T09:13:17","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T14:13:17","slug":"june-16-22-2010-evil-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/june-16-22-2010-evil-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"June 16-22, 2010&#8211;Evil at Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contributed by Scott Mims, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Virginia Beach, VA\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Warm Up Question<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0As a group list your answers to the following:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you think about the world today and about your future, what are some of the things that make you most anxious or afraid?\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>What are some of the things that make you most optimistic or hopeful?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Evil at Work?<\/h3>\n<p>On June 2, 2010, something went terribly wrong in the life of Derrick Bird.\u00a0 Bird, a taxi driver, drove his taxi down England\u2019s northwest coast on a three and a half-hour shooting spree that left 12 people dead and 25 others injured before turning his gun on himself.\u00a0 Many of the shootings appear to have been completely random.\u00a0 This rampage in the county of Cumbria was Britain\u2019s deadliest since 1996, and is especially shocking in a nation where such events are very rare.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although the actions of Derrick Bird have deeply shaken the surrounding community, the reasons behind his behavior remain guesses at best.\u00a0 Like other such attacks, investigators are able to piece together possible factors, symptoms, and signs, but only after the fact.\u00a0 How then can we understand such things?\u00a0 Are such seemingly random yet devastating events, as one commentator put it, the acts of greatly disturbed people <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/uknews\/crime\/7806005\/Fay-Weldon-mass-murderers-are-insane-but-not-evil.html\">\u201cgripped by uncontrollable primitive urges,\u201d<\/a> or are they evidence of the forces of evil at work?\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Discussion Questions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Do you believe in the existence of unseen evil forces at work in the world and in people\u2019s lives?\u00a0 If so, what evidence is there that suggests you are right?\u00a0 If not, why not?<\/li>\n<li>Do you believe we have \u201cfree will?\u201d What place does human choice play in the events of the world that we would call evil or wrong?\u00a0 What are some of the circumstances, factors, or situations that might not leave people <em>free<\/em> to choose?<\/li>\n<li>Regarding what makes you most anxious of fearful for the future, what part, if any, do random uncontrollable events such as terrorism or war play?<\/li>\n<li>Regarding what makes you most optimistic or hopeful, did you include God on your list?\u00a0 Why or why not?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Scripture Texts (NRSV) for Sunday, June 20, 2010 (Fourth Sunday After Pentecost)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=143697497 \">Isaiah 65:1-9<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=143697536 \">Galatians 3:23-29<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=143697572 \">Luke 8:26-39<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0(Text links are to <a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/\">Oremus Bible Browser<\/a>. Oremus Bible Browser is not affiliated with or supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can find the calendar of readings for Year C at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/Growing-In-Faith\/Worship\/Lectionary.aspx\">Lectionary Readings<\/a>.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For lectionary humor and insight, check the weekly comic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agnusday.org\/\">Agnus Day.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Gospel Reflection<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2010\/06\/shutterstock_54151885.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1732\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"shutterstock_54151885\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2010\/06\/shutterstock_54151885-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a>Our gospel lesson this week might well be entitled, \u201cDialoguing with Demons,\u201d as Jesus confronts the forces of evil at work in the life of a man in the non-Jewish territory of Gerasa. Having recognized Jesus for who he is, the \u201cSon of the Most High God,\u201d the unclean spirits (for it turns out that there are many) submit to Jesus\u2019 command to come out of the man, begging Jesus not to send them back to the abyss but, rather, to allow them to enter into a large herd of pigs nearby.\u00a0 Jesus gives them permission to do so and the pigs are destroyed.\u00a0 The man, on the other hand, is made well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So what is the miracle here?\u00a0 How we understand it may have to do with our worldview.\u00a0 That the man\u2019s behavior is abnormal is not in doubt.\u00a0 However, the cause behind his actions is.\u00a0 \u00a0For many modern readers the surprise in this story is its talk about demons and unclean spirits.\u00a0 We are perhaps uncomfortable thinking in terms of unseen forces of evil being at work in people\u2019s lives.\u00a0 Scientific and psychological approaches to this event are much more comfortable for us, and so it is not surprising that many modern interpreters equate the \u201cdemons\u201d of this story with some form of mental illness.\u00a0 The miracle, then, is Jesus\u2019 ability to heal a mentally ill man, restoring him completely to his right mind, something that even the wonders of our modern medical science are often unable to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The surprise in this story for people from earlier times may well have been different.\u00a0 For them, the existence of evil powers was not in doubt.\u00a0 What is extraordinary here is the universality of Jesus\u2019 power.\u00a0 Jesus has, in effect, entered enemy territory.\u00a0 Yet even here, he has the power to heal, save, and to defeat the powers of darkness with a word.\u00a0 Not only does Jesus\u2019 ability to defeat evil on its home turf confirm his identity as \u201cSon of the Most High God,\u201d it also demonstrates that God\u2019s saving and healing love are for everyone \u2013 Jews and Gentiles alike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But there is yet another surprise in this story. \u00a0Those who witness these things and the people that they go and tell do not react with joy and thanksgiving over what Jesus has done.\u00a0 Having seen the power of God at work, they all ask Jesus to leave\u2014all except the man who was healed.\u00a0 He begs Jesus that he might be with him.\u00a0 Jesus instead tells the man to go back to his family, friends, and community and to share with any who will listen how much God had done for him.\u00a0 \u201cSo he went away, proclaiming throughout the city how much Jesus had done for him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Discussion Questions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Given your discussion on the presence of evil and the two different perspectives offered in the reflections above, what do <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">you<\/span> think is the most important point this story makes?\u00a0 If you were to share it with a friend, what would you say about it?<\/li>\n<li>How do you feel about Jesus\u2019 power as God\u2019s Son to bring healing and renewed life to people? What does this gospel lesson say about Jesus\u2019 ability to deal with some of the \u201cdarkness\u201d and the issues or problems in your own life?\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>How important to your faith is it to hear what Jesus has done in the lives of other people?\u00a0 In terms of being able to share the gospel with those do not know about Jesus, how important is it to begin with being able to share Jesus among ourselves?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Suggested Resource<\/strong>:\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Screwtape Letters <\/span>by C.S. Lewis: a fun yet perceptive take on the forces of evil at work in our daily lives.<span id=\"_marker\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Activity Suggestions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Remember your baptism!\u00a0 Use parts of the Affirmation of Baptism service from <em>Evangelical Lutheran Worship<\/em> to remind one another of God\u2019s saving and redeeming love in Jesus Christ, and of the Spirit\u2019s renewing power.\u00a0 Notice, too, the \u201crenunciation of the forces of evil\u201d which begins the Profession of Faith.\u00a0 You might gather around a bowl of water, blessing one another with the sign of the cross, or, if available, around the baptismal font.<\/li>\n<li>Share the faith.\u00a0 How have you seen God at work in your life?\u00a0 In the world?\u00a0 Share your personal faith stories of with one another.\u00a0 Perhaps have an older member of your church or faith community through whom you see God\u2019s presence come and share their faith story.<\/li>\n<li>Pray for the world.\u00a0\u00a0 Using newspaper our other articles that highlight situations of evil and need in your community and in the wider-world, pray together for these needs and for the lives of the people involved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Closing Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>Lord Jesus Christ, as you overcame the forces of evil and darkness and brought healing to many, so deliver us and our world from all that would overcome us. In the power of your Spirit, heal and renew us that we may with good courage and great joy share all that God has done for us.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contributed by Scott Mims, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Virginia Beach, VA\u00a0 Warm Up Question \u00a0As a group list your answers to the following:\u00a0 When you think about the world today and about your future, what are some of the things that make you most anxious or afraid?\u00a0 What are some of the things that make [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1400],"tags":[1824,379,1822,319,511,483,385,510,341,1823,105,512,469,1276],"class_list":["post-1724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-post","tag-anxiety","tag-compassion","tag-demon","tag-faith","tag-healing","tag-hope","tag-love","tag-miracle","tag-mission","tag-pig","tag-power","tag-serve","tag-trust","tag-worry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>June 16-22, 2010-Evil at Work? 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