Your Faith Journey - Finding God Through Words, Song And Praise

Every day we go through life with preconceived notions and assumptions regarding the way we think of other people and the way in which we think events and situations might occur or ought to occur. These beliefs shape us and have an astounding impact on our perceptions of and reactions to the world around us, often without us even being aware of this influence.  Isaac Asimov, when talking about preconceived notions and assumptions, once said, “Your assumptions are your windows on the world.  Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.”  I think that is great advice and something all of us need to heed.  It is also great advice to keep in mind when looking at today’s gospel reading.  Quite frankly, the power of God is always breaking through and shattering our assumptions.  This is true today and it was true for Jesus when he began his ministry.  The writer of Mark’s gospel tells us Jesus has begun a ministry of healing people, casting out demons and proclaiming this new way of being and u