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When we look at the countries in this world and the way each has defined its geographical territories we see that rivers, mountain ranges, oceans, and deserts can all serve as physical boundaries, separating one country from another. Many times, political boundaries between countries or states form along physical boundaries. For example, the boundary between France and Spain follows the peaks of the Pyrenees mountains, while the Alps separate France from Italy.  In our own country, bodies of water like the Great Lakes separate our country from Canada while the Rio Grande provides a boundary between our country and Mexico. In Biblical times, the Sea of Galilee was a well-defined boundary.  The Jewish people were on one side of the sea, and on the other side you would find those despicable Gentiles in the country of the Gerasenes.  As we begin to move through Mark’s gospel, we find that many of the recorded events beginning in chapter four take place on alternate sides of the Sea of Galilee.  And, the most dire