Epiphany -- Jesus, Power and Sin

Reading: Matthew 2:1-12 Jesus' birth stirs up the powers of this world, both drawing them to him, and reacting against him.  The worldly powers do not take kindly to the announcement to their ultimate end.  The Herods of this world keep a tight grip on their power, a power corrupted by our fallen human nature.  This sermon was preached at a jointly held service between the Episcopalians and the Lutherans in Morgantown, WV.  St. Thomas a Beckett hosted this service.