Baptism of Our Lord, 8 Jan. 2023. The Very Rev. Pamela L. Werntz
- Isaiah 42:1-9. I am the Lord, I have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand.
- Acts 10:34-43. Anyone who…does what is right is acceptable to [God].
- Matthew 3:13-17. Let it go for now, for it is proper for us to fulfill all righteousness.
O God, manifest in us the strength, the wisdom and the courage to seek always and everywhere after truth, come when it may, and cost what it will.
Today is the day in the church calendar called The Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. We are two days past the Feast of the Epiphany with its dramatic story of the Magi following a star with their extravagant gifts in hand. In the biblical narrative, we have advanced a generation from Jesus’ infancy to his mature adulthood. It feels too fast! I want to say, “Wait, go back!” So we have, in our first hymn and in our cantata for today; but otherwise, we are pressing ahead. Continue reading