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today's Gospel tells the story of the baptism of Jesus. </b></span>The first thing
we must keep in mind about <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>the baptism of Jesus was </b></span>that it was<span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b> </b></span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:italic">embarrassing</span></b></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>.
</b><b> Here is</b></span></span></b></b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="margin:0px;outline:medium none currentcolor;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-weight:normal"><span style="margin:0px;outline:medium none currentcolor;padding:0px;font-size:18px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> the one that the first Christians maintained was</span></span></span></span><b style="margin:0px;outline:medium none currentcolor;padding:0px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-weight:normal"><b style="margin:0px;outline:medium none currentcolor;padding:0px;font-size:18px;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b> the Son of
God, the <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">sin</span>less lamb who takes away the <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">sins</span> of the world, the Word
made flesh. So <span style="background-color:rgb(246,178,107)">why</span> is he seeking <span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)">a baptism of repentance</span>?</b></span></span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">There
is no way around it: <span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>John was working in the country north of
Jerusalem, along the banks of the Jordan river. And his theme was
unambiguous: <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">repent</span>.</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>Those who came to him were coming to have their
<span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">sins</span> dealt with; they were <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">admitting</span> their
<span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">guilt</span>.</b></span></span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">As
is usually the case with the Bible,<span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b> there is an irony in the fire</b></span>.
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>Before ever a word passes Jesus’ lips,</b></span> he is teaching, in fact
communicating the heart of the faith, by this stunning reversal. In this
gesture, <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>God lays aside his <u>glory</u> and humbly joins us in our
<span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">sinful</span>ness, standing with us, assuming our <span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)">burden</span>.</b></span></span></b></b></div>
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