January 10, 2020

Jesus’ Baptism and Ours

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Lectionary Week

January 6–12, 2020

Scripture Overview

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Questions and Suggestions for Reflection

Read Isaiah 42:1-9. What does it mean for Jesus to be a Servant Messiah? In what ways does God suffer with or for you?
Read Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14. As children of God, we are called to reflect God’s righteousness. How do you defend the poor and deliver the needy?
Read Acts 10:34-43. Consider the author’s proposal that those who fear God and do what is right may include people of other faiths. What would this mean for your faith and your relationships with those of other faiths?
Read Matthew 3:13-17. Remember your baptism. Did you make the decision to be baptized or did someone else make the decision for you? How does remembering your baptism guide you to do what God wants?

Respond by posting a prayer.

All of us experience darkness at some time in our lives. One of my moments stands stark in my memory. My wife of sixty-one years died May 17, 2018, after a long walk deep into the forest of dementia. Watching the light of life go out in a loved one’s...

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O God, may we not fear as we pass through life’s dark vales. Rather, may your light so shine in us and through us that others may see the dawn. Amen.

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