He is in jail, presumably waiting to get out, but more importantly, waiting to see if the guy that he thought would be the Messiah was really going to prove to be the Messiah. This second kind of waiting is where we meet John the Baptist in the Gospel of Matthew today. Now, we are all well-acquainted with waiting, which often involves pulling out our phones and scrolling through emails or news feeds as we wait in line for gas at Costco or at the grocery store or sitting in a pre-school parking lot to pick up a child, or, in my case, our granddaughter.Īnd then there is the kind of waiting that smart phones just don’t help with, such as waiting for a diagnosis, or waiting for an acceptance letter, or waiting for Christmas morning. Here are John the Baptist’s words, spoken to Jesus through his friends: “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” The first Sunday morning text that I get to explore with you from this pulpit is a powerful one, but also a perplexing one – one that speaks to me personally because it reflects my own story of waiting and doubt. My name is Pam Tinsley, a new priest here at Epiphany, and a new priest in general. It is speculated to have originated from the American English.Good Morning, Epiphany – those of you here in the church and those of you on-line. The phrase plays on the words of there not even being a shadow of a doubt which just means that there is no doubt about that particular thing. His guilt is now proved beyond a shadow of doubt.When getting into such a huge contract you better be sure of this company beyond a shadow of doubt.She showed me pictures of her grandmother wearing it for her wedding. My grandmother was sure beyond a shadow of doubt that the ring belonged to her ancestors.
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