Paul and Silas Do Big Things [Easter 7C - Acts 16:16-34]
The Rt. Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Acts 16:16-34 Paul and Silas Do Big Things St. Paul’s, Keeseville, NY Life is full of surprises. One never can tell what twists and turns might be just around the corner. One morning, Paul and Silas set off in the direction of their place of prayer. Nothing about that day’s journey was in any way noteworthy. It was normal; something they did. But on one particular morning, the one noted in our reading from Acts, something in their routine changed. On the way, on that day, they met an enslaved girl. And that too would be unremarkable except that she decided to make a scene. Now, these things do happen; loud and obnoxious people do exist. And they do sometimes make life uncomfortable. But this meeting, it turns out, was more than that, more than a singular disturbance. This meeting would forever change each individual life. This meeting woul...