Lord help my Unbelief.

Jesus, please increase my faith. 

"As Jesus came down from the mountain with Peter, James, and John and approached the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them. 

"Immediately on seeing him, the whole crowd was utterly amazed. They ran up to him and greeted him.

"He asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” 

"Someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I have brought to you my son possessed by a mute spirit. Wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable to do so.”

"He said to them in reply, “O faithless generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring him to me.”

"They brought the boy to him. And when he saw him, the spirit immediately threw the boy into convulsions. As he fell to the ground, he began to roll around and foam at the mouth. 

"Then he questioned his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” 

"He replied, “Since childhood. It has often thrown him into fire and into water to kill him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

"Jesus said to him, “‘If you can!’ Everything is possible to one who has faith.”

"Then the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe, help my unbelief!”

"Jesus, on seeing a crowd rapidly gathering, rebuked the unclean spirit and said to it, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you: come out of him and never enter him again!”

"Shouting and throwing the boy into convulsions, it came out. He became like a corpse, which caused many to say, “He is dead!” 

"But Jesus took him by the hand, raised him, and he stood up.

"When he entered the house, his disciples asked him in private, “Why could we not drive the spirit out?” He said to them, “This kind can only come out through prayer.” (Mark 9: 14 - 29).

Monday 20th February 2023 in the 7th Week of Ordinary Time. 

In the Gospel of today, by faith the father of the possessed hoped against hope for the cure of his son. He went to Jesus although his faith was little. 

"Everything is possible to one who has faith.” Jesus said to the father of the possessed and to us. 

If you believe this, blessed are you.  You will cry to Jesus: “I do believe, help my unbelief!”

What is Faith? I like the AMPC rendition of Hebrews 11: 1. 

"Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]."

You can enrich your Bible experiences by looking up other translations of key Scripture verses. 

The bottom line of today's Scripture passage is that without faith, you condemn yourself to living underwhelming life. 

How to grow in faith? Best answer is the example of father of possessed boy. "Jesus my faith is little. Please increase my faith. 

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