The scary thing in this passage is the demons. But there are two different sets of demons here – or rather two different kinds of evil. There is the legion of demons which have possessed the Gerasene demoniac. And, there are the demons, or the evil, that possess the people of the surrounding country who come to witness the healing…

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For those of you who have not heard, the apocalypse has happened! Hostess has gone bankrupt. People everywhere are grieving over the loss of Twinkies, Sno-balls and Ho Ho’s. Facebook was awash with laments over the injustice of a world devoid of these sweet treats. Some wonder if death is not better than a world without Twinkies. The cry has arisen, how long, O Lord, must we live without cream-filled spongecakes!…

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Can people make God mad? Yes, we can. The reading from Numbers makes it very clear that we humans can infuriate God. How do we do this? By complaining about our “hardships” in the midst of God’s goodness. In the beginning of Chapter 11, the Israelites have the nerve to complain to God about their “hardships” as they wander in the wilderness. Oh, my, their lives are so hard. God is visibly with them. God has been visibly with them and provided for them for over two years. And yet the people have the nerve to complain about their hardship…

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Today, we hear the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead. Lazarus in his life was a believer in Jesus as the Messiah. Mary and Martha, Lazarus’ sisters, also believe Jesus to be the Son of God. So, it is a troubling thing for Mary and Martha, that Jesus would permit Lazarus, someone Jesus loved to die when Jesus had the power to prevent Lazarus’ death…

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