May 29, 2022

Communion with Creation
Sunday of the Blind Man

- Fr. Micah Hirschy -


Today, on the Sunday of The Blind Man, the Gospel is read from John 9:1-38. In this pericope, we hear about the healing of a man born without eyes. Jesus spits on the ground to form mud which he turns into eyes for the blind man, showing He is the same as the Living God who made Adam from clay. Father Micah shares with us that Jesus did not need to make mud to heal the blind man but does because He is the God of Communion. Communion is more than a relationship of our soul to God, it includes our bodies, senses, and neighbor. The heart of every Divine Liturgy is the bringing of wheat and grapes humanized into bread and wine and offered to God. Included in this offering to God are the sun, the farmer, and all of creation. Jesus heals the blind man emphasizing communion with creation.



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.