"Reclothe us in our rightful mind"
Once again the lectionary provides rich soil for homiletical gardening. A magnificent declaration by the Apostle Paul is sandwiched between two fertile narratives, Elijah's flight into the wilderness and the encounter of Jesus with the man named Legion.
If preparing to preach from the Elijah story it would be well to read 1 Kings 18 to sharpen awareness of the emotional roller-coaster ride the prophet is going to experience. Luke intentionally links the account of the stilling of the storm (8:22-25) with the exorcism of the demoniac. The two accounts are connected.