Topic: Baptism

The death of Christ strips us bare, but in his resurrection we are clothed in Christ and become participants in his resurrection life.

In baptism Jesus submits himself to his God-given destiny and vocation, and it is by a similar submission to God, allowing Christ to live out his baptismal life in us and for us, that we have life and hope.

In baptism, we have passed from the preoccupations of the present to the a life shaped by God’s future, and though the completion of that transformation may be painful, it is nevertheless the fulfilling of our deepest longings.

The Transfiguration points us back to Jesus’ baptism and forward to his resurrection, and reiterates that the only way from one to the other is the way of the cross.

In baptism we are joined to Christ and we now live as he leads, and celebrate the freedom of others to do so also.

Baptism is a public affirmation of our openness to the God who transforms us and calls us to continue the mission of Jesus.

In baptism, the Holy Spirit is ordaining us for mission.

Jesus shows us the link between personal conversion and social action and transformation.