Sunday, 1/19/13
As our wide St.
John’s River silently flows by its mistiness is like a spiritual
reality. The Jordan was misty like that on the morning when John the Baptist pointed to Jesus passing on the shore. He called out, “Behold the Lamb of God!”
Waist deep in the
river John had a great laugh at the irony of it all. Here, even though he had
given his whole to making Jesus known, when Jesus waded out to him he had not
recognized him.
“I did not know him,
though the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known
to Israel. Still. I did not know him.”
John went on to say,
“The one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘On whomever you see the
Spirit come down and remain he is the one who will baptize with the Holy
Spirit.”
We could change a three words in a country
song to turn it into John the Baptist's account of baptizing Jesus.
When Jesus went down
To the waters that day
I baptized him
In my usual way
And when it was done
God blessed His son
He sent him His love
On the wings of a dove
On the wings of a snow-white dove
And when it was done
God blessed His son
He sent him His love
On the wings of a dove
On the wings of a snow-white dove
He
sends His pure sweet love
A sign from above
On the wings of a dove
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