The Persistent Eunuch [Easter 5B - Acts 8:26-40]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Acts 8:26-40 The Persistent Eunuch Philip is basically an Avenger. He’s a super hero powered by the same Holy Spirit that raised Christ from the dead. He runs faster than a horse-drawn chariot. He can teleport. He is apparently a pedagogical genius. And he is endowed with the sacramental authority to make new Christians. It is all very impressive. Philip is an impressive guy. But I would argue that there is something far more miraculous than even teleportation happening in this story from the book of Acts. The real miracle, the most amazing detail, is that this Ethiopian eunuch is still reading the Bible. The eunuch had traveled all the way to Jerusalem to worship – not to tour the ancient sites, not for a few days of respite, but to merely stand in the House of God, to sway with the prayers of the congregation, to hear the Torah portion echo through ...