Do you believe in ghosts?
That’s the question on every dimly lit street and cozy room corner during the month of October, when kids and adults alike sit by the fire telling ghost stories and witnessing to strange phenomena they have experienced in their own lives –things that occurred that just didn’t make sense and couldn’t be explained away.
We are fascinated by ghosts.
No doubt you share stories of your own.
Why is it so easy to believe in bumps in the night and spirits in our homes and inns, and yet so hard to believe in the presence and power of the Holy Spirit?
That seems to be one of the questions on Jesus’ mind when he addresses some Pharisees today in Matthew’s text. Jesus asks them: “What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he?”
The Pharisees answer, “The son of Davi…