Sang nakabalik na sila sa iban nga mga gintuton-an, nakita nila nga may madamo nga mga tawo didto. May mga manunudlo sang Kasugoan nga nagapakigbais sa mga gintuton-an.
Sang pagkakita sang mga tawo sa kay Jesus, natingala gid sila kag nagdalagan sila pakadto sa iya, kag gintamyaw sia.
Si Jesus nagpamangkot sa iya mga gintuton-an, “Ano bala ang ginabaisan ninyo sang mga manunudlo?”
May isa ka tawo sa mga nagtilipon nga nagsabat, “Manunudlo, gindala ko sa imo ining akon anak nga lalaki kay ginagamhan sia sang malaut nga espiritu kag indi sia makahambal.
Kon ginasakit sia sang malaut nga espiritu, ginalampos sia sa duta kag nagabura sia, nagabagrot ang iya mga ngipon, kag nagatiskog ang bug-os niya nga lawas. Ginpangabay ko ang imo mga gintuton-an sa pagtabog sini nga espiritu, pero indi sila makasarang.”
Si Jesus nagsiling sa ila, “Ay, mga tawo nga wala sing pagtuo! Tubtob san-o pa bala ang akon pagbatas sa inyo? Dal-a diri sa akon ang bata!”
Kag gindala nila ang bata kay Jesus.
Sang pagkakita sang malaut nga espiritu sa kay Jesus, ginpakurog niya ang bata sa bagay nga napukan sia sa duta kag nagligid nga nagabura.
Ginpamangkot ni Jesus ang amay sang bata, “Kasan-o pa nga nagsubong sia sini?”
Ang amay nagsabat, “Kutob sang bata pa sia.
Makapila na gintinguhaan sang malaut nga espiritu nga patyon sia paagi sa paghaboy sa iya sa kalayo kag sa pagtagbong sa iya sa tubig. Kaluoyi kag buligi kami, kon makasarang ka!”
Si Jesus nagsabat, “Kon makasarang ka! Ang tanan mahimo sa tawo nga nagatuo.”
Ang amay sa gilayon nagsinggit, “Nagatuo ako, pero kulang pa. Dugangi ang akon pagtuo!”
Sang makita ni Jesus nga nagadinaguso ang mga tawo pakadto sa ila, nagmando sia sa malaut nga espiritu, “Bungol kag apa nga espiritu, ginamanduan ko ikaw, gwa ka sa bata kag indi ka na gid magbalik sa iya!”
Nagsinggit ang malaut nga espiritu, iya ginpakurog ang bata kag naggwa. Daw bangkay tan-awon ang bata, gani ang tanan nagsiling, “Patay na sia!”
Pero gin-uyatan ni Jesus sa kamot ang bata kag ginpabangon, kag nagtindog sia.
Sang nakasulod na si Jesus sa balay, nagpamangkot ang mga gintuton-an sa iya sing tago, “Ngaa bala nga indi kami amon makatabog sining malaut nga espiritu?”
Nagsabat si Jesus, “Ang pangamuyo lamang ang makatabog sini nga sahi sang espiritu kag wala na gid sing iban.”
Prayers:
"Lord Jesus, help my unbelief! Increase my faith and trust in your
saving power. Give me confidence and perseverance, especially in prayer.
And help me to bring your healing love and truth to those I meet".
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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:
What kind of faith does the Lord expect of us, especially when we meet challenges and difficulties? Inevitably there will be times when each of us cause disappointment to others. In this gospel incident the disciples of Jesus brought disappointment to a pleading father because they failed to heal his epileptic son. Jesus' response seemed stern; but it was really tempered with love and compassion. We see at once both Jesus' dismay with the disciples' lack of faith and his concern to meet the need of this troubled boy and his anguished father. Jesus recognized the weakness of the father’s faith and at the same time challenged him to pray boldly with expectant faith: “All things are possible to him who believes!” Augustine of Hippo, in his commentary on this passage, reminds us that prayer and faith go together: “Where faith fails, prayer perishes. For who prays for that in which he does not believe? ..So then in order that we may pray, let us believe, and let us pray that this same faith by which we pray may not falter.” The Lord gives us his Holy Spirit that we may have the confidence and boldness we need to ask our heavenly Father for his help and grace. Do you trust in God’s love and care for you and pray with expectant faith that he will give you what you need?
When Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, the boy, at first, seemed to get worse rather than better as he went into a fit of convulsion. Peter Chrysologus, a 5th century church father, reflects on this incident: “Though it was the boy who fell on the ground, it was the devil in him who was in anguish. The possessed boy was merely convulsed, while the usurping spirit was being convicted by the awesome judge. The captive was detained, but the captor was punished. Through the wrenching of the human body, the punishment of the devil was made manifest.” God promises us freedom from oppression, especially the oppression of sin and evil that rob us of faith, joy, and peace with God. The Lord invites us, as he did this boy’s father, to pray with expectant faith. Do you trust in God’s unfailing love and mercy?
The mighty works and signs which Jesus did demonstrate that the kingdom of God is present in him. These signs attest that the Father has sent him as the promised Messiah. They invite belief in Jesus as the Son of God and Savior of the world. The coming of God's kingdom means defeat of Satan's kingdom. Jesus' exorcisms anticipate his great victory over "the ruler of this world" (John 12:31). While Satan may act in the world out of hatred for God and his kingdom in Christ Jesus, and may cause grave injuries of a spiritual nature, and indirectly even of a physical nature, his power is nonetheless limited and permitted by divine providence (Romans 8:28). Jesus offers freedom from bondage to sin and Satan. There is no affliction he cannot deliver us from. Do you make full use of the protection and help he offers to those who seek him with faith and trust in his mercy?
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