Sunday, January 10, 2010

Baptize me John...

Jesus didn't always walk on water
on that day
He walked down into the water
John was surprised
"Baptize me John.:
Jesus still surprises people
water into wine
spitting in the dirt
making mud for blind eyes
"Whoever sins you forgive are forgiven.."
He didn't have to make mud with His spit to heal the man
He didn't have to be baptized for the repentance of sins
He didn't have to do what Mary asked Him to do and make wine
He didn't have to give the apostles the ability to forgive sins
but He did
and then,
He said,
"This is My Body, DO THIS..."
We follow a God of sacraments..
He insists on using things of earth to impart grace on our journey
i don't know why,
other than maybe He wants us to stay humble and childlike
isn't it amazing how he uses the simple things to confound the wise?
it takes the gift of faith to eat His Body and drink His Blood,
to partake...
"Baptize me John."

wkm



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