Dearly Beloved,
Grace and Peace to you.
*They arrived at the country of the Gerasenes....*
—Luke 8.26
Jesus says, “Let's go to the other side.”
* Into what shadows does he lead me?*
A part of me, unwell, living amid death, cries out.
* Who it? What is its name?*
He had many demons.
* Can I see myself as Jesus does, whole, separate from the
demons?*They are Legion, they say. Many. Caesar's.
* What demons of Empire live in me?*
Jesus knows my demons, commands them, sends them away.
* Can I let go?*
The herd of my old life has been cast into the abyss.
* Is this a New Creation?*
There is my frightening self, sane and presentable.
* Would I rather not have that one join me?*
We have asked him to leave.
* How do we push him away?*
When he says, “No, go home and tell the story”
* what story would I tell?*
He says again, “Let's go to the other side....”
* Of what? Of whom? Am I ready? Will I go?*
Deep Blessings,
Pastor Steve
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
*Unfolding Light *
www.unfoldinglight.net
*June 15, 2022**
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