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In an episode of the television series, M*A*S*H, Captain "Hawkeye" Pierce begins to have sneezing attacks without ceasing after doing surgery on a wounded soldier who was brought in from a swamp. After all physical causes were eliminated, Dr. Sidney Friedman, the unit psychiatrist was called in. Through talking, it was discovered that when Hawkeye was a child, a boy whom he thought to be his good friend pushed him out of a boat into the water. The boy he thought to be a friend was, in reality, mean to him. Until this was brought to the surface, this past haunted Hawkeye and the smell of the wounded soldier from the swamp acted as a trigger for his sneezing attacks.
In Mark's Gospel, identifying the demons that are destroying people's lives is a tremendous source of power. Jesus even wants the demons to remain quiet about this source of healing. Throughout his gospel, Mark identifies the power of Jesus' ministry in his serving of others, not in being served. Jesus gave his life as a ransom so that demons of any kind might not have power over us.
In Mark's Gospel, identifying the demons that are destroying people's lives is a tremendous source of power. Jesus even wants the demons to remain quiet about this source of healing. Throughout his gospel, Mark identifies the power of Jesus' ministry in his serving of others, not in being served. Jesus gave his life as a ransom so that demons of any kind might not have power over us.
