[Grem] Urunk megkeresztelkedése vasárnapi szentmiséjének igéi

[Emoke Greschik]

*Friends, this great feast of the Baptism of the Lord is a good time to
reflect on the significance of the sacrament of baptism. One of the
earliest descriptions of baptism in our tradition is vitae spiritualis
ianua, which means “the door to the spiritual life.” To grasp the full
meaning of this is to understand something decisive about Christianity. For
Christianity is not primarily about “becoming a good person” or “doing the
right thing.” Let’s face it, anyone—pagan, Muslim, Jew, nonbeliever—can be
any of those things. To be a Christian is to be grafted on to Christ and
hence drawn into the very dynamics of the inner life of God. We don’t speak
simply of following or imitating Jesus. We speak of becoming a member of
his Mystical Body. Do you see why it is so important that we are baptized
“in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit”? For
baptism draws us into the relationship between the Father and the Son—which
is to say, in the Holy Spirit. Baptism, therefore, is all about grace—our
incorporation, through the power of God’s love, into God’s own life.*
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