Jesus could have told you his own story. It happened early in his ministry. He stood up in the synagogue in Capernaum- He was what we might call a guest preacher that day. It was going very well, because unlike the other teachers who merely quoted from the authorities, Jesus spoke as one having authority. Then it happened! A demon –possessed man stood up and shouted and interrupted the worship service. He screamed and shouted and made insensible sounds.

What do we do when the community of faith is interrupted by demon of violence? We now live in a world where a relatively small group of people has been able to accomplish what the combined industrial weight of Germany and Japan during World War II were unable to accomplish a direct hit upon our nation. We cannot go about routine worship wh…