When they came to the place where they had left the disciples, they saw many people around them and some teachers of the law arguing with them. When the people saw Jesus, they were astonished and ran to greet him.
He asked,
“What are you arguing about with them?” A man answered him from the crowd,
“Master, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit, deaf and mute. Whenever
the spirit seizes him, it throws him down and he foams at the mouth, grinds his
teeth and becomes stiff all over. I asked your disciples to drive the spirit
out, but they could not.”
Jesus
replied, “You faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long must I
put up with you? Bring him to me.” And they brought the boy to him.
As soon
as the spirit saw Jesus, it shook and convulsed the boy, who fell on the ground
and began rolling about, foaming at the mouth. Then Jesus asked the father,
“How long has this been happening to him?” He replied, “From childhood. And it
has often thrown him into the fire and into the water to destroy him. If you
can do anything, have pity on us and help us.”
Jesus
said to him, “Why do you say, ‘If you can?’ All things are possible for one who
believes.” Immediately, the father of the boy cried out, “I do believe, but
help the little faith I have.”
Jesus saw
that the crowd was increasing rapidly, so he ordered the evil spirit, “Dumb and
deaf spirit, I command you: Leave the boy and never enter him again.” The evil
spirit shook and convulsed the boy and with a terrible shriek came out. The boy
lay like a corpse and people said, “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand
and raised him; and the boy stood up.
After
Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we
drive out the spirit?” And he answered, “Only prayer can drive out this kind,
nothing else.”
Repleksiyon:
Natingaya
an mga disipulo ni Jesus kon uno ma’y hinungdan na dili man nila matambay sanan
madajaw an bata na tagsangunan nan demonyo na pua sanan bungoy bisan taghatagan
na sila nan gahum ni Lord na makatambay nan bisan una uno na klase nan sakit.
Seguro
amo’y ila taglalisan sanan tag-diskusyonan ini na problema sa waya pa si Jesus
maka-abot sa tagtipunan.
Nan
pag-abot ni Jesus, tag-intregar dajon nan tawo an ija anak Dija para ipatamabay
sa ija sakit na waya hisab’ti nan tanan hilabina kay waya man ini madajaw nan
mga disipulo.
Makita
nato dinhi an importansiya nan panagliya, halayum na pangadje, na amo’y pinaka-importate
na parte sa proseso nan pagpanambay nan mga disipulo - hinkit’an ni Jesus na
kuyang an ila pangaliya ugsa na dili sila makadajaw sa maysakit.
Sa ato
mga kinabuhi, kinahanglan gajud na ato tumanon an ato saad na makig-estorya kan
Lord sa matag-gutlo nan ato kinabuhi magpa-salamat, mangaliya sanan mangadje
sanan makig-estorya Dija permi.
