Description: May my Life be the Spelling of an Answer- Abraham Heschel
You can watch the sermon here on the St. Barnabas’ Falmouth’s YouTube Page
At first listen our Old Testament reading sounds like something out of the Marvel comics series. The Israelites are in the wilderness and they are attacked by a mob of poisonous serpents biting their feet – the only way to survive being bitten by one of these snakes, is to stare straight at a bronze serpent made by Moses. It’s undeniably bizarre.
Yet, as I read this story, I thought of beloved Bishop Barbara C. Harris, who we honor today.