People should rejoice at this transformation -- the man had previously lived naked and out of his mind amidst the tombs. Jesus has liberated him from the forces that held him captive, and gives him the opportunity to rejoin the community.
The community sees him sitting with Jesus and they are afraid.
People fear what they don't understand, and so perhaps we close our minds to what God might be doing in our midst. We question what it means to be powerful, what it means to be community, what it means to submit to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. How will we respond when God calls us? What does it mean for the community to change?
The more time we intentionally set aside to hear from God, the more likely we are to respond with openness when God is on the move.
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