Reflections for

Baptism of the Lord, Jan 10, 2016

Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

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Naming names

Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Dec 27, 2003 by Jack Good

Names are sacred words by which we are individualized. Jesus, in baptism, received a new name. So do his followers. Baptism also sets each of us apart as a particular kind of person—one owned by God. Those who have been baptized are called to live out the meaning of this remarkable reality.

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Somebody's calling my name

Sunday, January 7

Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-22

Dec 20, 2000 by Peter Storey

Maya Lin, designer of the Vietnam Memorial, was explaining to a TV interviewer why her remarkable work has come to have such a strong grip upon the emotions of the American people. “It’s the names,” she said, “the names are the memorial.

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Holiness: Baptism

Mark 1: 9-15

Mar 01, 2000 by Samuel Wells

Lent is about preparation. Forty days: time for catechumens to prepare for baptism. Time to be ready for what is to come at the Easter vigil.

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