Sermons from January 2022 (Page 2)

This gospel readings sounds a lot like what we read on Christmas Eve. However, the last verse is where today’s feast day comes into play. We heard that on the eighth day, Jesus was circumcised and was given the name Jesus. All in all, it’s a routine Jewish experience for an infant boy. With circumcision, the child was included in the Abrahamic covenant– that is the covenant where God promised to bless Abraham and his descendants, which would be as numerous as the stars…