Sermon - Luke 24: 36b-48

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It seems to me that over the past few years we have faced more than our share of shocking, explosive events. And, as we again have just seen yet another murder, by a police officer, of an African American man, I simply pray that we take a good look at ourselves as people and address our own issues which are multiple. Almost all the shocking events that take place in our country are rooted in racism which is truly America’s original sin, and we must face this and work for change. Shocking, explosive events often bring about change, change to both people and communities, and hopefully they bring about the kind of change that makes for better communities and societies. Hopefully, we can be the kind of people that work for the kind of transformational, healing change that needs to take place. As we continue to celebrate Easter, we gather because of a shocking, explosive event that changed the world, the resurrection of Christ. In today’s readings we hear about shocking, explosive events. In our reading from Acts, a shocking event has drawn the people to the temple, a shocking event that centered around healing. A crippled beggar who was a constant presence at the temple’s Beautiful Gate had been dramatically and unexpectedly healed in the name of Jesus. In response to this event, an astonished and puzzled throng of Israelite people pack into the area of the temple known as Solomon’s Portico, pressing around Peter and John, the men who seemed to be the source of the miracle. So, Peter takes this opportunity to give a short sermon about Jesus. Peter says, “You’ve got it wrong. Do you really think that it was our power, our clever wisdom that healed this man? This is not about us. This is about God. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the one true healer.” Peter tells them it was Jesus’ name itself that healed the lame man. And guess what? The people do

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