Belonging

This week as we hear the story of Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist from Luke’s gospel. This provides us with an opportunity to reflect on our own understanding of baptism. Jesus’ act of being baptized is the assurance of his commitment to partner with us, and is the invitation for us to participate in the work of God’s reign. There is also the promise of God’s Spirit to empower us, and the gift of God’s living word to challenge, guide and strengthen us. We are provided with an assurance that we have all the resources we need to participate in God’s work