‘He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him’. Mark 1:27

We read the story of Jesus at Capernaum in 2024 and most people in most churches would tend to think of it as Jesus meeting with someone who was suffering from a psychological disorder that is relieved through Jesus’ words of reassurance. Evil and evil spirits do not fit into our view of the world, but perhaps that is a luxury we can afford living safe lives in a modern Western society.

In a week that has marked …