Mark 5:1 -20:
- Coming
out of the boat at Gerasene, a demoniac came out of the tomb to meet Jesus, - Nobody could bind the man even with fetters and chains, which he often broke
into pieces, - No one could also subdue or tame the man.
- The demoniac
spent night and day among the tombs on mountain, bruising himself with stones, - When he saw Jesus at a distance, he ran and worshipped him.
- With a
loud voice, he said, ‘what have you to do with me Jesus – son of the Most High
God? - The demoniac begged Jesus not to torment him.
- Jesus had
earlier ordered the unclean spirit to get out of the man. - Jesus asked for
his name, - The demoniac declared that he was ‘Legion’, meaning that many
unclean spirits were controlling him. - On request, the unclean spirits were
sent into the nearby swine (numbering about two thousand), - The swine
rushed and drowned in the sea. - The herdsmen were surprised and fled to
declare what they witnessed in the city, - The former demoniac was found at
the feet of Jesus well clothed in his right mind, (this was to the people’s dismay), - They began to beg Jesus to depart from their neighbourhood,
- As he
was departing by boat, the man who had been cured wanted to follow Jesus, - Instead, Jesus asked him to go home to his friends and tell them what
God had done for him. - This act was publicized.
Two ways the Society can improve the condition of mental
patients:
patients:
- Improving basic facilities in psychiatric hospital,
- Training of specialist psychiatrists,
- Subsidizing drugs for the patients,
- Showing love and concern,
- Formation of NGOs to care for them,
- Building of rehabilitation centres,
- Making provision for counseling
services/centres.
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