The Baptism of the Lord is that gentle moment when the spirit comes to take away our insecurities, quiets us, and assures us, With you I am well pleased. That isn’t just a message to Jesus, it is a message to all of us. We no longer have to prove our love and overcompensate; we live out our Baptism as we live out our understanding of being loved. It is often by our gentleness and peaceful spirit that we encounter the prince of peace in one another.
We celebrate this feast day with a recognition that it is the calming waters of our own Baptism and our continued call to be a people in the world that offers this peace to one another.
Image source: Baptism of Jesus, Byzantine icon, Chiesa Santa Maria Asunta https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64265936
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