Baptism

Demons, waterless places, and the sign of Jonah.

The Church gathers around the Word and Sacrament in order to receive Christ and each other.

We can rejoice in our own need and the gift we receive through baptism given by the same one by whom John desired to be baptized.

We live in the strength of our baptism again and again and again, returning to it every day according to God's promise. 

In chapter 41 the servant is identified as Israel, but chapter 42 is a different servant. In fact, Matthew 12:18-21 makes the ID clear—this Servant is Jesus!