The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, The Holy Eucharist, by the Reverend Dr. Matthew Jacobson
In today’s Gospel passage, we meet Jesus in the middle of his Sermon on the Mount. Jesus goes up on mountain. I picture it as a hot day, though with a bit of a refreshing breeze up there. He sits down and his disciples come around him. However, this sermon isn’t just going to be for the disciples—the inner circle. They may be sitting up close to Jesus, but the crowds are packing in too, listening and astonished with what they’re hearing.
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