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in today’s Gospel we learn of a person possessed by a demon. Jesus
meets the man and drives out the demon, but then is immediately accused
of being in league with Satan. Some of the witnesses said, "By the power
of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons."</b></span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">Jesus’
response is wonderful in its logic and laconicism: "Every kingdom
divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against
house. And if Satan is divided against himself, how
will his kingdom stand?"</span></b></span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>The demonic power is always one of scattering. It breaks up </b></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>communion. </b><b>But Jesus, as always, is the voice of </b></span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:italic">communio</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">, of one bringing things back together.</span></b></span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">Think
back to Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand. Facing a large, hungry
crowd, his disciples beg him to "dismiss the crowds so that they can go
to the villages and buy food for themselves." But Jesus answers, "There
is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves."</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">Whatever
drives the Church apart is an echo of this "dismiss the crowds" impulse,
and a reminder of the demonic tendency to divide. <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>In times of trial and
threat, this is a very common instinct. We blame, attack, break up, and
disperse. </b></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>But Jesus is right: "There is no need for them</b></span><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b> to go away."</b></span><br><br> Reflect: How can you be a force for unification in your parish or Christian group? </span></b><br></span></b></b></b></div>
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