Baptism of the Lord, First Sunday in Ordinary Time (3)

What people think of us?

how size up in peoples heads?

why even care?

How think selves found alot others

made for relation

image Trinity afterall.

wired for relation,

can’t help this want

major cause happiness and even phys health is relationship

but Psalm 146: says “Put no trust... in children of Adam, powerless to save”

rather, “blessed the one…whos hope is in the Lord”

Baptism

today Lord baptised.

know of course:

forgives sin

wipes even original sin

certainly, but sin just barrier most important

dont remb as much adoption as child

Christ child by nature

baptism God announces His son

baptized we too become children of God,

not nature adoption

identity change creature, to child master universe

if baptized, think o that

your Father the king…of reality

For us

In Baptism siblings

how hard unite humanity

many differences that divide

oil and water

nation always look way unite

never works

crave union, no solution

Here is way unite: under God in baptism

universal identity as children God

But still siblings

even in faith dont always get along

one thing hated, by world, but even faithful may dislike u

St. Paul didnt get along w/ other saints from Bible

not others think of you but God

Value in God

put no trust in men, but God

dont care what people think u, but of God

Immense relief,

we humans fickle

can be irritated by stupidest things

make judgment about others based on our very ignorant views

sin makes it even more complicated

But who cares, your father the king is what matters

infinite Good, truth goodness and beauty itself

let go of measuring self in others eyes,

reject temptation to be agitated

measure self to the merciful father who guides all

Dont hear not saying,

should want not scandalize others

not be rude others

some have real God given auth that we should follow

but that all b/c that God wills, not b/c of them

Conclusion

Christ baptised

shown as son

in baptism really are children of God

What do others think u, who cares

how you measure up in others head, should only be to the head of all things.

Notes

Me

Value in relation w/ God than man

as baptised so crucified

not needing to be cleansed of sins, not needing to be put to death for sin

Child of God

Baptism generally

ccc1262 death and renewal

represents flood

ccc 1267 one body despite nation, culture, race, sex

ccc 1271 baptism “constitutes the sacramental bond of unity existing among all who through it are reborn.”

Commentators

Pitre

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St. Gregory

custom that if groom refused wife his kinsman would untie his shoe to take his would be bride himself.

basically John not worthy to take the Church himself.

Athanasius

really and by nature son