WWJD in 2026
Sermon for Epiphany II, 2026, delivered at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY Text: Isaiah 49:1-7 , John 1:29-42 I was a late work bloomer, meaning that I didn’t start a serious career until I was 31. The opening sentences of this morning’s reading from Isaiah would have been lost on me at that age: “The Lord called me before I was born, while I was in my mother's womb he named me. He made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow, in his quiver he hid me away.” To be fair, few of us know what we are called to do at birth, but it took quite a while for me to hear and understand that call, and to see myself as an effective part of God’s work. My epiphany came from looking back at the false starts and dead end jobs I had that became a revelation to myself of what I had to start with. And now as I look back in semi-retirement, it is much more obvious and I wish I had started sooner on the path I eventually followed. Bu...