Jesus -
People said you were out of your mind. People said your actions came from the ruler of demons. People said you had an unclean spirit.
You called those people to yourself and spoke to them.
Your parables invited them to see you in a new way - as the one who binds up the strong man, as the one who forgives, as the one who creates new family systems.
May we become your mothers, brothers, and sisters as we join God’s work and do God’s will. May we pull closer those who perceive us to be out of our minds, and may the parables we share empower us to see one another with fresh eyes.
In the name of the One whom no one can restrain or bind, we pray.
Amen.