The different faces of the Evil Spirit

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season  : 4th Week: Monday*

*Gospel : Mk 5:1-20*

*First Reading : 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13*

*The different faces of the Evil Spirit*

*1) The terrible faces of the Evil Spirit*

The Gospel of the day, speaks about the various faces of the evil Spirit

What a evil spirit can do to a person? What is its power,? What is the harm it can do to human life? 

All these things can be seen in today's Gospel

*2) Man from the Tombs*

Tombs are meant for dead people 

Only foul smell and dead things are found in the tomb 

It is a scary place and no one wishes to remain in it 

The evil spirit takes a person to that level and makes him to suffer 

*3) He was bound with shackles and chains*

Animals are bound with shakels and chains 

In other words the evil spirit reduces a person to the animal level 

Human being becoming an animal is the greatest tragedy of Life  

*4) He was bruising himself with stones*

This is the another effect of the evil spirit

Self harm is the final effect of the evil spirit. This self harm may result in loss of life and miserable end 

This the another face of the evil spirit 

*5) "Legion is my name"*

This shows another terrible face of the evil spirit 

Legion means *many* a group of the Evil spirits 

A group of evil spirits will take control of the human life, which will make the life terrible and miserable

*6) Happy to go into the pigs*

According to the Bible, pigs are the most unclean animal among the animals 

The evil spirits beggs Jesus to send them into the pigs 

This also shows, how unclean those spirits were 

This is the another terrible face of Evil Spirits

*7) Modern Evils which posses the Human life*

There are many evils which control the human life in the modern day context 

Drugs, drinks, Food, pleasures of the flesh, addiction to  mobile and social media, desire for name, greed for money, power and position, selfishness, etc are the modern devils which which destroy the human life 

Only Jesus can save us. 

How careful I am in my life? 

Am I affected with these evil spirits? 

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*