I did an exorcism this past Saturday that kicked my butt.
It was the spirit of a guy who died of a very painful cancer earlier in the week. I never knew him while he was alive. He was very angry, nasty and in a lot of pain when he died. I felt all of the extreme physical and emotional pain as soon as he was in my presence.
While I was able to get rid of him, it took a lot of focus and prayer. People have no idea how many of these spirits are around us, especially in hospital environments.
Um... okay...
I’m not aware of a single instance where Jesus drove out a human ghost, and it would make no sense here either because, being physically dead and having no body, no more bodily pain would be possible.
But, human cases such as this could attract demons who would want to play upon the rage and pain of people who have either refused, or still need to learn how, to embrace Jesus in faith to bear their burdens. When the human either dies or repents, the demon finds itself with nowhere to be. It’s a one-trick pony and wishes its game on whoever else happens to be available and vulnerable.
A Lutheran minister I knew spoke of sensing spirits that had been around an American Indian burial ground.
We have a young girl and it has been over a year. She has been medically tested and psychologically tested. We do have a trained exorcist in our diocese and 10 to 15 priests come once a week. She is never allowed to be alone because they are afraid she will hurt herself.
I’ve only seen her act out twice and that was still when they thought she was having extreme panic attacks. The second time I saw her I said “That is no panic attack!” It was frightening. I cried and prayed I didn’t know what else to do.
The last time I was in the building when it happened her mother and aunt went to her immediately. When they came back the aunt was all scratched up on the face and the mother’s glasses were broken. I saw her afterward and her hair was sopping wet and she could barely walk.