This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer” Mk 9:29.

From below, rock climbing looks very easy. It is enough to find another place to hold on to and then pull yourself up higher. But anyone who has ever climbed like this knows how difficult it is – especially at higher altitudes. One slight misstep can spell disaster. You have to be careful and pay attention to every handhold and footrest.

From this picture, we can understand the situation that the disciples who were not on Mount Tabor with Jesus found themselves in. While Jesus was away with Peter, James, and John, a man brought his demon-possessed son to the other disciples and asked them to heal him. The disciples thought it was easy: after all, they would threaten the evil spirit, just as they had seen Jesus do many times. The whole situation, however, resulted in chaos. The disciples eventually got into an argument with the scribes in front of a crowd. Meanwhile, the boy in question was on the verge of another seizure, and his father was beside himself with despair. The disciples made one or two wrong decisions, and the entire incident ended in a fiasco.

Don’t you sometimes feel like these disciples? You try to talk to a neighbor about faith, and he angrily brushes you off. You offer to pray for a sick family member, but he refuses and hurls a few insults at you. You may feel that you have put your foot in the wrong place at times like this and started sliding down a cliff.

“This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.” (Mk 9:29), Jesus told his disciples. But that is not easy. Sometimes footholds underfoot are hard to find. You have to be careful. You have to be prudent. You have to be humble. The best thing you can do is try to stay close to the Lord and go wherever He leads you – wherever that may be. There is no guarantee that you will always know everything perfectly. All that is certain is that even if you slide down the hill, Jesus will be there to pick you up, encourage you, and help you climb back up again.

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