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    "spi i bal yp! lin Jeu Cer ey kf det 35 paves Power etlec upon Jesus what must the prospect of muck ‘eae len nthe ttre ave dane fo him? Coy te Lo suring. The thought of nines cae ‘is whe wont egw any er acorns ee Suing oo hore to contemplate, must have shakes sos of mc conpasion and sensi. "Als forthe wah eile Or vtubabie at the beat when hove ap ome” (L412) ‘They wil tt the pom you and Your ehitien” (Lx 4) et ihe Jeremiah was moved fear. Bt what cool be ore? I sal ey welt tel compasionste sn spate buthow culd anyone do anhing show Jo relied pon a tap of comer; Jeu et otto ‘ate pope trom every for of string td anputhpres, entand fore fw Chapter 4 HEALING ‘There wre doors or pyscans in those day, But they were few and fr between, thet nowedgeof medicine was vey ln ited, andthe poor could seldom afford to consul them. We hare slreagy mentioned the use that was mae of witchoctrs ad sin iviners but there were also profesional eoreat wig slam to be able to cast ou el spite and whe apparcly sometimes suceeded in ceing so, ‘The professional exorctsstibuted ther succes othe pc cise oberance of some ancient ital forma This ial weld hme included ications gmbatc action ihe use of ecrln ‘sbstanes and the invocation of the name ofthe anc sd vise man of God (lie Solomon) to whom the ited ap ‘ose to have been revealed There is vey Ie to dag ‘his fom magi Hoover there was also the occasional pethaps very oct- Sonal holy man (le Hotina ben Dos) who could produce fain or effect a cure by meant of simple and tpotancoss prayer to God Jenn was diferent from each and every one ofthese hele. Perhaps he did sometimes make ie ef hs om sul 10 ance generally thought to be medicinal (Mk 738; 823), There ‘was cartinly a spntancous concern to make ome kind ope ical eonact withthe sick person (ep, Mk 13,415 36; £22 25), He touched tem tock them ty the had ce ait hi ands a 8 pecs ‘on them, Bute never made use of ny kind of ial formula, ‘ncamtations or invocations of mane. Iti very Hey that he rat ‘assed of erring inthe name of Becleub oe Satan pre, cisely beens he had wot evoked any other authority nor ured ‘yada el” ‘There ia ns in which Jesu dis indeed make ute of spon taneous prayer (Mlk 929) tut his understanding af what ees ‘nappeningin sch ees ters widely from that of the hay mes who prayed for rin or cues. They relied upoa thet ow ol net thet own exec inthe eyes of God Jesus eeled spon the owes of fit, Las no prayer a such that effected the core itwa fat (Mt and again we ace tol that Jess suf the prion who ‘nnd been cured "Your bith ha Beale you™"This oa remark, able statement whch inmeiatly Hite Jess ot of any ofthe Sentemporary categories of shysician, expel, wonde- worker ‘or oly man. He i saying in eect that list he who has healed the sick peron it ot by means of some peychic power that he has o by some spec relationship with God. Nori to te aributed tothe etfcivenesof some magia! formula or even tthe spe medicinal properties of salva Hef not ‘vcs saying at least not expt that the person war sled _Thisis ray atontting ci. Jesu tk any believing Jew, would ave realized that “everyting i posible for Gad’ (Mk 10:27), Bot Jess fered trom his somemporais in under, Standing this to mean that “everything is posable for amore who has fh” (ht 9:23). Tae person who bas faith Secones lke God— a zowerul. "it you have faith 28 ran of mustard $24, noting would be imposible for you --- ou could sy 9 this meunain Move from hereto there adit would mare” oaur7a0), ‘The mustard seed and the moving of mountains are both metaphors Faith, ile'a musa sed, isan apparent sll nd insgnitsan thing thal can achieve imposty pea hinge ‘What fath can acieve lke moving mouniins er a Lake woul have it ke moving a mulberry tree (17). One suspects ‘ome eaty confusion of metaphors here. Nevertheless te pint menue 39 's clear enough. Fath, for Jessi an almighty pover, «power that can achieve the taps” ie oh hd ce uo tpt toma i 0 Tis lobo SO sinew bering ccd ex sunt dc td Soph yr esos {ovsreng concn The spon or fh whee eo he ‘eumerivaed hat hye en il Seow es soma wong emg eae bet ey a “pind wal Ia peaa pas wh suicen conan aoe hes shen at beteingtat wat Eeejo Sapp, it we done fr in RCEL:2) Ants ay ‘thie vy el comion hat “ye hve any ak You" fk 1130 Ba you soe doc thers woes ‘i happen. Th tated yt tary of Poe ence he wt te Ssh foramen and jt es he een Sn O21) Westen ips ted oes tpt they ie cer ste th cme ot ‘tl weak estan ty ate at 1 ‘ te power of ik roser fs trang cancer Setar teeter ed "owmoweig esp Fit bt ty ose te ofan bdo nite. Power of God opposite oft ie thereto Fatalisn isnot a pecular philosophy of life which once existed in some femote ‘omer of he wo. Fula bie preva ttc of eet eee, mw of he une Tehrarepremar Mates chip one daor to "Noting canbe done about it” "You cant change the wold” i , 10 mas os mt be praia end eae” “There no bop Tis apne ri a cya” igre ue fae ewan dnt vey ‘line cpOEraTia pee aie so eee ae 2260 TENA a rom TRIE oa lat hid of ath vey cote te hope In fact ith inthe biblal segs ofthe word Sane, {ndisinguihabe rom hope (eg. Heb 1; Rom 48-20). [ROH that one could say weald be that faith and hope ae Aifercot aspects of one and the same attitude of ed, tor ‘belief and deur are two diteret aspects of fase ‘We have sen something of the fatal of the poe, the SIRES tn te sek the ine of Jee The sae EE bean atviy mut be eens the iiwaph tame some Tei sk 2st # a lot in ie, wee encouraged fo blew tat thy eiklnavosi cued Sas wn th a een Senco, mando hem aha {Ba po cup fo Jen aa | Goat eat aap Ral Sheps WRT SS IEE 13) wpa er Gino em waste nitrate Dts a ee Cold esl fomone pono ongtee The hake ‘cheat alan thn sme The dete ee ‘Crest in nae Wier te pnenl store of ttm tu een eset 8 ome of ih ne Shes 1 Nene, br toe lowe oS then tat wavy onan rae iat pe hw (ie 2-0, Br carne EE ‘eich and cone gt eee a oe ee Sct The mires iteatag a erst aay oy Maaco ert Si hte wo bline iguanas ene aes ire hat 28 of nate and that therefore ext be explinel by : © BIDIETRERTY bya miracle as aly Bbtical scholar wll ous mesure 41 etn me ei pt. he Bie som athng abut nar, et alone the la of tates he wedi Gols creation and whatever hae in ‘he en ‘inary oreneoriary. i prt Co's proence, The bie ‘ter na ide tem atta and seen ee (one Way or another Sein al erent ‘side in the Bble ean unl eee whieh hes ben plsoed aban sal ac of Gal 3 RT PO Co 2 wonder bec of thet ably to asonshand suprise ter ay oak seared and wonder, Ths erestin ina mare, paces nee ‘omth of enormous mustard te fron iy seed a te acl, he eratn of te lees fom Eg nara ee the hingson of God will tes mice. The e's lof {le fo these who have ees ose the THe NO EN iT wonder a Tite wed iawn af ature are broken, ten we most bina sot sae, ‘The law of sare re the werky ype of eee ‘hoy hive an entenely inpocaat and paceal vale for ot ‘But we irene them for whet they re They he coe xcuded por." Tae uch more to ths mcioos ond fous than ayo shave ener ben abe conpchend ‘The laws of matt then are no entra a all or Seeing watts rt Some ay ET ca own to a any gen tine Been mecca Cae: pnt seron perception, beng fons wth onc mine ‘ of Tada og. Os the other hand somthing may be see pent can be epaaed by prety natal Jews the ates mice the Ble asthe Geass mach, the coming a the Reed Sex (rat he Red Seo nation the Reed Sea sah the Noh ofthe fo Sea). Al eour shar ody woul pe tht ts crmng Sous shoes ody would gest th r 2 res pete ere econ ee what God had dane forte peops of lee peter: ich os power and un sul tn 9 gens Sa RE a, SHE Whe ble fen ANSEF APT=a sign of Gods Donet and provcenc, of justice and MEG God's wil to Sve ad iberte, How then one to undestnd the gospel asebunts of Jesu amiaces? ‘Thre isa velbiounded thor that Mark became disaited wit the port his lifetime exme to knw him principally through hs sayings ‘ad parables Mart wished to coret this one-sided pcre. He uty therefore, iti argued hive made contact, cre ov ind. ‘eciy, with tbe simple, uneducated villages who bad ktown esos in Gaile. The sory-tellers of Galilee who had posibly never become Civisians remembered and recouned what had Impresed the poor and the oppresied most of ll—esus mie: acs. Mircis make much more interesting stories than ser. ‘mons or wise tayigs or new and original religous eas They could be tld over and ver again around the fre a night an wit 2 few embelishments they would never fall to keep an uence enthralled wifi ben fom ch Ars at Markbiied smogabhis acouns of Jesu nfatee-Phee MUST RATE Tas Ste soso wich eT Thin fm Ptr or ono thether dacs In al hex cs Man wen tance aed rats a 1 his ewes: Des IRIS SE atta cay aed conde yn ecemgtities Geeta sana ait a as ina ppc ana ee z vo meno 43 but John seems to hae ad his own sure of signs or "woth performed by Jee Te hat the mira seat tnd day re pepe ee ea eration a0 a 2 walng onthe water, the mulipleston SATE Tare the Cuming ofthe fg cea the changing ofthe water fa wine). ‘aie stdy ofthe tx endef cfm hs Nevertheless, afer tis har been talento acount re db si pets ‘ac, tad tat be Od ex and Belo eae Saiaerd ‘Bt what even mor eaoriay ‘SET Eespe the ows cones fo find thence whee Poni, the Tsihisly recrd Tau exene ‘age Remote ie toe cg ayn te Sin it 81s pa ee slo Uk Ts de 216 tak 63) Wa te wes ings tefl e ‘ich wold subnet ht iin and Pore ema tht hea prope et by Gl Howe ese hy Bak eter to blo hin or nt? at Fes ate sendy {ens ht nose nl ren td ore a festa which dena nel gn ed nd ‘Sta peer (125 po) Nating shows moe cat how rs es was tom the sen peso ede ny cag Sposa Suthenentng miele aa Sean Capon Hate eon

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