Theme: I regret the insensitive way I spent my life. I do wish for you to understand me, through my times and the culture that shaped me and my decisions.

Setting For The Sermon Monologue
The sermon was used on the first Sunday after Epiphany. Epiphany is the season that recognizes the first revelation of Christ to the Gentiles (Magi). Whereas, in Advent we look forward to the coming of Christ, Epiphany is also the time that we contemplate His coming, and ask what our response to Him ought to be.

For this reason, I have chosen Herod as one who has had much time to look back and contemplate how he responded, and how that response might have been different.

Oral Style Sentences That May Need Clarification
1. "The bowing, scraping, smiling, obsequious people ..." is rambling, yet gets acro…