The Rattle of Chains

In his Pentecost 4 sermon on the Gerasene Demoniac Glynn fronts up for the pigs. Yes, they are consumers but they too seek to be free. "The saga of the Gerasene demoniac is far removed from the quick-fix, individualized Benny Hinn miracle cure that enables the supposedly insane to re-enter the ranks of supposedly sane society. Instead this is a symbolic story about being consumed, being colonized, not only in your land but also in your mind and theology. The demoniac is symbolically both a prisoner and mentally ill, externally and internally fettered. The exorcism, the duel with demons so beloved of Hollywood scriptwriters, is about a struggle for the heartland. " Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=736.