So often in Jesus’ ministry, the people
questioned his authority and identity; they fought the proclamation of God's
kingdom that Jesus tried to present to them.
However, in today's Gospel from Luke, the people recognize his power and
authority. Even the demon cries out: “I
know who you are – the holy one of God!”
In our modern era, it seems like there
is a great distrust of authority in our world – we don't trust our government,
our elected officials, big companies, or other centers of authority in our
modern society. Most people in our
society don’t even trust religion anymore.
Often times, we might see a justification for this distrust of authority
based upon our own experiences and how we see things functioning in our world
today. We can get angry and frustrated
at the different authority figures in our world; we can also see people lash
out against God in frustration and anger.
Part of this frustration may come from the way we can never completely
understand what God is all about – how there is always going to be a sense of
mystery about our understanding of God, how our limited human understanding of
the divine will never satisfy that longing deep inside of us.
We are called to accept God's authority
in our lives. And we are called to never
give up in searching for Him in our lives, to grow in our faith and
understanding of God in a quest that will take place during our entire lives
here on earth. May we never give up on
that quest.
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