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After Pentecost     Pentecost 5     Luke 8:26-39

Demons (YC No 201)

In Jesus’ day the ‘spirit’ world

Would dominate each day;

God’s angels and dark demons came

To rule the human way.

We look at life so differently

With extra knowledge now;

But still some questions linger on;

‘Peace can be found, but, how?’

This story filled with darkest tones

Of demons in control;

The name of ‘Legion’ leads to Rome

With violence as its soul.

When Jesus called the demons forth

They caused a pig’s rampage;

They rushed to death; they sealed their fate

With self-destructive rage.

The man sat down at Jesus’ feet;

Was calm, in his right mind;

When we sit with him we can know

Great peace and joy combined.

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