The Catholic Calendar for Monday, January 9, 2006
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10
Acts 10:34-38
Mark 1:7-11

Let us enter into the presence of God and reflect:


On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open
and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him.
And a voice came from the heavens,
“You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
(Mark 1:10-11)

The Son enters into waters which, without Him, change nothing
until He enters in
and everything changes
uniting all who receive His baptism as
one in Him.

He, Who is BeLoved
who is the only, begotten Son
pleases the Father.

The boundless Love that leads the Son into the waters,
BeLoved and pleasing to the Father,
unites as One with the Holy Spirit,
and resounds from the heavens
testifying to this pleasing and most perfect self-giving.

Humble, quiet, self-giving, true, obedient, serving. . .

The generosity of the Holy Trinity's perfect love
begets new life
for those who become one in Them
through this Baptism.

Entering into their One life, through water and the Spirit,
Man dies and is thus raised to “new life” in the Son,
with the Spirit,
to the glory of the Father.

My loving Lord,
how gracious your gift of “new life” is!
Together, one in The One,
we are baptized through death to life.
May we treasure this gift of life eternal
and faithfully remain in You
by keeping this gift through our obedience to the commandments.
May we bring others to You, through Baptism, into life eternal.

Amen


- Mary Williams
(www.impactbydesign.biz)

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