Today is the commemoration of Cyril of Alexandria.
Today's readings are Psalm 51.1-9, Joshua 2.1-24, and Acts 8.26-40.
Cyril of Alexandria is well known for his defense of orthodox Christianity in the face of detractors. Our Scripture readings today show others who defended faith in the true God regardless of what others would say. Joshua and the other spies who entered the promised land did not know quite where they would go or what they would do. Yet in God's providence they accomplished their mission, searched out the land, and found that the people of Canaan were not ready to offer resistance. In our New Testament reading today we see Philip doing much the same thing. He had previously been appointed to do works of mercy but was directed by an angel to go to a road leading out of the area. At that place he found a man waiting to be told the Gospel. After he had finished explaining about Jesus to the Ethiopian eunuch and had baptized this man the Lord moved Philip to a different place where he continued the work of an evangelist.
Where do we find ourselves today? Do we expect that the triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - will use us according to his good pleasure? May we be his faithful instruments.
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