Hollow eyes

The topic of possession is one I've talked about before, though not for some time. I have every reason to believe it still happens, thought many claim otherwise. Still, I have never witnessed it myself. Anyway, something happened at church the other week and, weak as it is to attempt to share the power of such an event through text, at least it's an account of things.

A youth brought a friend with her to church and to Sunday school; a sweet, though jittery, young woman. She contributed in Sunday school and came to the church service afterwards. She seemed to be sick the entire time she was present and after the service the youth who had brought her in asked if someone could pray over her. This a powerful moment and the pastors wife was present so I did not take the lead on it, instead I waited around and cleaned up after the people had left the service. I apparently missed out a great deal however.

Later I learned that the youth and the Pastors wife were praying over the girl only to upset a dark spirit or demon. The Pastors wife filled me in on the events afterward and so I am not relaying a story of many passed lips and changes. I was told that the youth had heard another youth speak the Lords prayer and began to have a fit. Speaking angrily in strange voices and seizuring about. Eventually the Pastor himself had to come and remove the spirit. All in all it was nearly 3 hours of spiritual struggle. This event had me...concerned...as the young woman was likely to be in my Sunday School class after the event and it would not be hard for a dark spirit to find a home in her again if God did not fill her up immediately. The possibility existed that I may have to deal with this as well; both exciting and unnerving me at the same time.

Thankfully she has come in the past few weeks and though she is facing much hardship right now she has invested herself in God so far. Pray she continues and don't forget that we live in the same world as Jesus and the disciples 2,000 years ago. Legion and the other possessed are still among us.