Sunday Sermon, The Rev. Phillip A. Jackson: "A Vicious Spirit, Cleaned”

In today’s reading we hear Jesus ask a possessed, shackled man a simple yet profound question: “what’s your name?” What happens next is what happens to all who encounter the healing, transformative power of Jesus. When all it takes is a single encounter with Jesus to be liberated from our darkest demons, why would any of us today turn away from one who is suffering? The readings are Isaiah 65:1-9; Psalm 22; Galatians 3:23–29; and Luke 8:26–39.