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και ηρωτησεν αυτον απαν το πληθος της περιχωρου των γερασηνων απελθειν απ αυτων οτι φοβω μεγαλω συνειχοντο αυτος δε εμβας εις πλοιον υπεστρεψεν
Luke 8:37
What Would Love Do? Part 6 of 7 - The Prisoner
Ngu Todd Beiswenger
Ukuze uqhubeke upheqe ngenkathi ulalele, dlala umsindo ewindini elisha.
Jesus tells us that we should visit the prisoners, and like with the sick, we aren't supposed to set them free, but rather just be present with them. Spiritual prisoners are people who a trapped by beliefs that are not true. Like children who are scared of the dark, these beliefs imprison us. For those who are in this state, all we can do is be present with them, and help guide them to their own freedom.
(Izinkomba: Acts of the Apostles 12:6-11; Arcana Coelestia 5022, Genesis 39:6-20, 41:50-52; Luke 8:26-39)
Acts of the Apostles 12:6-11
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The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.
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And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, "Stand up quickly!" His chains fell off from his hands.
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The angel said to him, "Get dressed and put on your sandals." He did so. He said to him, "Put on your cloak, and follow me."
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And he went out and followed him. He didn't know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
10
When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11
When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting."
