Astrid is a streaming program I often watch.
The plot is a basic cops and robbers action until the
criminal is caught.
The uniqueness of the program is Astrid, who is on the Autism
spectrum, is brilliant at solving puzzles including connecting clues to solve
the crime.
Watching this program has given me a more profound insight to
people living with this condition and their acceptance in society.
My first-hand experience with children on the Spectrum was
driving a Special Needs school bus for 6 years.
With this experience, I can imagine the life the possessed
man was experiencing, especially living among the tombs, bound with chains and
shackles, having to live in the wilds.
It was no wonder he cried for mercy.
Jesus, with his power and mercy, cast the demons out and
eventually into a lake where they drowned.
This story though, is a complex one with deeper political,
economic, and historical content as indicated by the word “Legion”.
It seems to me that Jesus’ next actions demonstrate the meaning
of deliverance.
Jesus later sat quietly with the man who was fully clothed
and in his right mind.
Jesus sits quietly, listening.
Jesus sits quietly, delivering us when we are tormented by
our past, considered barely human, or seeking an end to our addictions.
Jesus, continues today, bringing deliverance to God’s
kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.
The end of the story, however, is Jesus telling the man to
go home and tell others what God has done.
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