Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

In today’s Gospel the man possessed by Legion was clearly suffering.  Relieving his suffering is right and just. I feel we should use the tools that we have at our disposal to better the lives of others and the world around us. Jesus used His divine powers to heal the man, given that I lack divine powers, I might try medications or psychotherapy, but taking a modern secular approach does not preclude the need to continue using social support and prayer. 

Sometimes people of science forget to be people of faith, or compartmentalize their differing views into separate spaces, but I see time and time again the enduring benefits of letting our hearts take comfort in the Lord.  In my greatest times of personal suffering I have sought scientifically based interventions, and I have knelt in devoted prayer in an empty church.  I can attest that both were healing.