14"Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’"
More than that, I know why I was baptized: to unite me with Christ in his death, to cleanse me from sin, to tie me forever to the community of faith. None of these seem to apply to the one in whose name I am baptized. It doesn't really matter if I understand, though.
The photo below is today's photo of the day from National Geographic. It's called "Christ of the Abyss." Maybe this helps me understand: Christ was baptized to meet me when I am under the baptismal waves.
6 comments:
Great post Brett. Love to hear your thoughts on things.
This brought tears to my eyes.
I'd like to share this with my classmates. Would you consider posting this on Facebook?
I'm glad you all enjoyed the post. This photo is so stunning, it really speaks.
Tinman, I will post the link to the photo to Facebook, and you are also welcome to direct anyone to the blog itself.
Great photo, great post. Thanks.
I should thank you, too, as this gave me the seed for my sermon this past Sunday.
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