And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”
The Spirit always shows up
And her presence
is as disruptive today
as it was
when Jesus was baptised by John
Baptised in the face of oppression and despair
Baptised in the grimness of life
For Baptism always proclaims the love
And her presence
is as disruptive today
as it was
when Jesus was baptised by John
Baptised in the face of oppression and despair
Baptised in the grimness of life
For Baptism always proclaims the love
and the mystery of God
and the presence of the unquenchable Spirit
Whenever baptism is offered:
At the beginning of life
as a symbol
of hope and promise,
As a rite of passage
and the presence of the unquenchable Spirit
Whenever baptism is offered:
At the beginning of life
as a symbol
of hope and promise,
As a rite of passage
building on family tradition,
As a response to faith
that has grown slowly and surely,
At the bedside of a beautiful 93 year old saint
embarrassed to admit
that she had never been baptised,
Or with parents
anxious about their newborn’s hold on life,
Whether sprinkled,
Dunked
Immersed
or with the gentlest whisper
of a touch
Always, always, always.
the Holy Spirit
makes herself known
as angels gather
to sing a Gloria
declaring the wonder of God
who calls us
Beloved
embarrassed to admit
that she had never been baptised,
Or with parents
anxious about their newborn’s hold on life,
Whether sprinkled,
Dunked
Immersed
or with the gentlest whisper
of a touch
Always, always, always.
the Holy Spirit
makes herself known
as angels gather
to sing a Gloria
declaring the wonder of God
who calls us
Beloved
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