Desperation / Yearning
Today, I was in Mark 5 through my reading through the gospels. Something struck me today and I wanted to share with you, my small blog audience. What struck me was the desperation (my word) of the people that were approaching Jesus. For example: The demoniac in Gerasene met him immediately when Jesus got out of the boat, and was so tortured by the demons possessing him that people could hear him crying out loud and he would cut himself constantly with stones. This is not in the text, but I wonder if that man, tortured as he was, fought his oppressors with every ounce of energy that was still his to meet the one who could free him from that hoard. The legion of demons, on the other hand, were desperate not to get tortured when faced with the Son of God. As a result, a bunch of pigs went hog wild (literally) and barreled off a cliff into the sea. (Mark 5:1-13) The people from the town, when they obviously saw their bacon sales falling, went out to check out the scene and were