September 13, 2020

Fulfilled in the Cross
Sunday Sermon

- Fr. Micah Hirschy -


Today Father Micah shares with us a message of hope, that if we look to Jesus in faith and live a life that is permeated with the presence of the Risen Christ, we will inherit eternal life. On the Sunday before the Holy Cross the Gospel reading comes to us from John 3:13-17. In this pericope Jesus says, “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life”. The Cross for Orthodox Christians has become the key to unlocking the treasures of scripture and the world. Father Micah gives us several examples of how the wood of the Cross is prefigured in the Old Testament, from the “Tree of Life” in the Garden of Eden, to the wood that sweetened the bitter waters of Mamre. The Good News for us is that because of our belief in the Resurrection we can encounter Christ in the Church and that death is not the final chapter.

 



Fr. Micah Hirschy grew up in St. Paul, MN and attended St. George Greek Orthodox Church. He graduated from Hellenic College in 2004 and continued his studies at Holy Cros

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Fr. Micah Hirschy grew up in St. Paul, MN and attended St. George Greek Orthodox Church. He graduated from Hellenic College in 2004 and continued his studies at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, where he graduated with an M. Div. in 2007. Upon graduating, he began working at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Memphis, TN as Pastoral Assistant. He was married in 2011 to Anastasia Hartzes of Mobile, AL and was ordained to the Deaconate and Priesthood by Metropolitan ALEXIOS of Atlanta in December of 2012. He currently serves as Ephemerios at the Holy Trinity Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Birmingham, AL.