name above all names

A few years back I was with a good friend and mentor at a weekend retreat in the rockies and the band there was a band from a community outreach from San Francisco's tenderloin district. The lead began to tell a story of how they often do prayer walks around the city and recently they have been gathering with homeless, middle class, rich, whoever around the district and just saying the name of Jesus...at first my friend and I both looked at each other and were like "that's kinda dumb, you are just standing around saying Jesus' name" and as soon as we got that out he made the statement - "though this may seem silly we really believe that Jesus name is the most powerful name and that his name alone cast out oppression and the forces of evil". I stood amazed and convicted. I was reminded of this today, as believers we are a part of something supernatural, I know that its not practical but Jesus did not call me to be practical he called me live by faith not by sight and that is supernatural. As I live by faith I believe that Jesus name really is something incredible and it is even more incredible that he loves me enough to let me say his name.