The Baptism of the Lord

 

 

As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."

Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

 

Baptism of Christ

ANGELICO, Fra

1450

San Marco Church

Florence

Italy

 

"Frescoes painted by Fra Angelico in monastic cells at the Dominican monastery of San Marco in Florence show scenes from Christ's life that are differently focused than those influenced by Franciscan piety. These are not "moving pictures," but posed scenes. Their purpose is not to arouse emotion, but to stimulate contemplation. Dominican monks appear in the sacred scenes, both observing and modeling the responses expected from the viewer. Meditation on these scenes was preparation for preaching vividly and persuasively on them. "De modo orandi," a thirteenth-century devotional manual for Dominican novices, instructed novices in the use of gestures and postures to accompany and intensify prayer, many of which are also found in the Dominican figures in Fra Angelico's paintings. The manual states, "specific states of mystical consciousness can be stimulated by deliberately assuming bodily postures" (Hood, 1993: 205). By imitating the founder of the Order, who himself imitated Christ, the novice could begin to preach with his life even before he was permitted to preach with words." (Miles, 221)

 

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Every new beginning comes from

some other beginning’s end.

~ Seneca

 

 

 

 

 

All the art of living lies

in a fine mingling

of letting go and holding on.

~ Henry Havelock Ellis

 

 

 

 

 

 

Such a lovely gift!

I thank you.

 

 

At Rotary some of our members gave a plug for

our upcoming Mardi Gras celebration.

 

 

Our speakers were our own Dr. Ted Ning and Shelly Stansbury.

They discussed “Navigating the Opioid Crisis."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But it is better to follow even 

the shadow of the best 

than to remain content with the worst. 

And those who would see wonderful things 

must often be ready to travel alone.

~ Henry van Dyke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 13, 2019   Baptism of the Lord

                First Sunday after the Epiphany         

 

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Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein

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Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org

 

 

 

 

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Isaiah 43:1-7
Psalm 29
Acts 8:14-17
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22



 

 

 

Isaiah 43:1-7

But now thus says the Lord, 
   he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you,
   O Israel:
Do not fear,
   for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name,
   you are mine.

When you pass through the waters,
   I will be with you;
and through the rivers,
   they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire
   you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not 
   consume you.

For I am the Lord your God,
   the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
I give Egypt as your ransom,
   Ethiopia and Seba 
in exchange for you.

Because you are precious 
   in my sight,
and honored, 
   and I love you,
I give people 
   in return for you,
nations in exchange 
   for your life.
Do not fear,
   for I am with you;
I will bring your offspring 
   from the east,
and from the west 
   I will gather you;

I will say to the north, 
   "Give them up,"
and to the south, 
   "Do not withhold;
bring my sons from far away 
   and my daughters 
from the end of the earth —

everyone who is called 
   by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
   whom I formed and made."

Psalm 29

Ascribe to God, 
   O heavenly beings,
ascribe to God glory 
   and strength.

Ascribe to God the glory 
   of God's name;
worship God 
   in holy splendor.

The voice of God 
   is over the waters;
the God of glory 
   thunders,
God, over mighty waters.

The voice of God 
   is powerful;
the voice of God is full 
   of majesty.

The voice of God 
   breaks the cedars;
God breaks the cedars 
   of Lebanon.

God makes Lebanon skip 
   like a calf,
and Sirion like a young wild ox.

The voice of God flashes forth
   in flames of fire.

The voice of God shakes 
   the wilderness;
God shakes the wilderness 
   of Kadesh.

The voice of God causes the oaks 
   to whirl,
and strips the forest bare;
   and in God's temple all say, 
"Glory!"

God sits enthroned 
   over the flood;
God sits enthroned 
   as ruler forever.

May God give strength 
   to the people!
May God bless the people 
   with peace!

Acts 8:14-17

Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. The two went down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit (for as yet the Spirit had not come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus). Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."

Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."