Hebrews 11:32-40 / Mark 5:1-20
To lose something is certainly not a pleasant feeling.
Even though it may not really be something critical, we would be bothered by it.
More so when what we lost is our wealth or our possessions.
In the gospel, when the people of the town heard of what happened to the herd of pigs, they came to see what had happened.
They saw Jesus and the man, who were possessed by the legion of unclean spirits, sitting there, clothed and in his full senses – and they were afraid.
The loss of the great herd of pigs was disturbing and worrisome.
If Jesus were to stay on, what further losses would there be?
The people of the town saw the loss of possession.
But they did not think much of the recovery of that person.
The gospel passage makes us think about our priorities in life.
It makes us think about which is more important – possessions or persons.
For Jesus, the person is more important than the two thousand pigs.
May we remember that possessions are meant to be used by persons, and not persons to be used for possessions.