Jesus sails to the country of the Gerasenes and is confronted by a man possessed by demons. The demons had tormented the man for many years and forced him to live alone in the tombs. The demons recognize Jesus as ?Son of the Most High God,? and beg him to be sent out of the man and into a herd of pigs. The man is healed from demon possession but the townspeople are frightened and beg Jesus to leave. Three questions are explored in this narrative: 1) why does this encounter make us feel uncomfortable?; 2) why don't we see this today?; and 3) what relevance does this narrative have for us?