The Baptism of Our Lord

The one who embodies the dove, that is, the Holy Spirit will be mounted upon the staff of Calvary.

You are not in debt to sin. You don’t owe it anything. There’s no reason for you to serve it.

Paul is thinking of the cross and empty tomb, but the liturgical calendar places us at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, not the end: Jesus standing waist deep in the Jordan River.

Not only does God reveal the identity of Jesus in this season through what we see and hear Jesus doing and saying, but God also reveals His gracious will through Jesus despite what we see and hear.