Yesterday's feast of the baptism of the Lord again focuses our attention on the idea of the presence of God in our lives. The Sacrament of Baptism makes us full members of the community. And in that sense we can see God as being present in the community. Yesterday's reading from the Prophet Isaiah throws light on how God's presence manifests itself in our world.
Interesting how in the past we placed so much emphasis on Baptism as being the vehicle of 'washing away sin' and placed so little attention on how the sacrament introduces us into the community.
Surely it is in that context that Jesus's baptism can be understood.
The words incarnation and presence are important words in Christian theology.
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