Join Father Peter Lewitzke from St. Thomas Aquinas House in Lafayette, Indiana, for a powerful reflection on Jesus' encounter with a demon-possessed man in the Gospel of Luke. With just six words, Jesus effortlessly drives out the demon, revealing that the power of God is infinitely greater than the power of evil. Father Peter connects this to St. Paul's letter to the Corinthians, reminding us that as baptized Christians, we possess the very Spirit of God — and challenges us to pray not just for the world to change, but for the courage to ask that the evil within our own hearts be cast out.
Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome to A Word of Hope 00:11 – Tuesday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time 00:17 – Jesus encounters a man possessed by a demon 00:21 – Not a clash of equal and opposite forces 00:42 – "Be quiet. Come out of him." 00:52 – God's power infinitely stronger than evil 01:01 – Why this shouldn't surprise us 01:17 – The felt reality of inner spiritual battle 01:40 – Turning to the first reading for answers 01:42 – St. Paul: we have received the Spirit of God 01:52 – The same Spirit of creation, the Incarnation, and the Eucharist 02:14 – Incredible news: knowing God as a friend 02:36 – Making Jesus' words our own 02:55 – "Be quiet. Come out of me." 03:01 – The problem: we ask for too little 03:15 – Praying for our own change, not just the world's 03:25 – Is God simply waiting for you to ask?
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