It is appropriate to think of St. James Parish as our family of faith, for in the Gospel today we hear Jesus tell the crowds that whoever does the will of God is part of his family.
But at the same time we are sinful people. We can blame our weaknesses or our poor self-control, or our inability to overcome our demons. In our first reading, both Adam and Eve choose to blame someone else. Adam immediately blames Eve, and even indirectly blames God, “You put her here with me.” Eve, then, blames the tricky serpent. Original sin drove a wedge between humanity and God.
In the Gospel, the scribes’ contention is that Jesus is able to drive out demons because he is possessed by the prince of demons. Jesus responds saying “How can Satan drive out Satan?” “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.” He warns against the sin against the Holy Spirit. By doing so he implies that the Holy Spirit allows him to drive out the unclean spirits. We received the Holy Spirit in baptism and so we too have the Holy Spirit within us. To not believe, that is the unforgiveable sin. May we use the power of the Holy Spirit in us to drive out the demons who threaten to destroy us. We sing in the psalm, with God there is mercy and redemption.
Love, Peace, Joy,
Fr. Bob
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