Our modern world is so focused on the here-and-now that we are ignorant of the spiritual realm and vulnerable to spiritual forces.

The closing chapters of 2 Corinthians remind us that in the challenges of ordinary life we are caught up in a spiritual battle with an unseen enemy, but Jesus has already won the victory.

READINGS: 2 Corinthians 11:1-4 and 11:12-15, with Genesis 3:1-7