"Jesus sighed": A sermon for ministers
A sermon for Trinity 14. Isaiah 35.4-7a; Mark 7. 24-37 "Looking up to heaven, Jesus sighed and said to the deaf man "Ephphatha", that is 'Be opened'." I got the call one day. 'There's someone at the Parish Office who would like to speak to a priest.' Making a mental note to find out who had broken the rules and sent someone across from church to the office, I duly arrived and sat down with a young man. "D'you know how to deal with a vortex?" he began, straight to the point. Well, the truth was I didn't. "Sorry, what do you mean by that?" "You know, a vortex!" he said, this time with extra emphasis. "It's, like, how the demons get across the dimensions". It transpired that the vortex was in his flat. "How about I come and visit you and we can pray together there and take things from there?" Well, that wasn't good enough. The guy left and I never saw him again. Di...