Today's Gospel gives the account of the Baptism of the Lord and the descent of the Holy Spirt on Jesus. Jesus , like any other person of his time went over to John the Baptist to recieve the baptism of repentance . John was reluctant to baptize Jesus as he knew that the person standing before him is the one who should be giving hm the baptism. But , he went along as by the express desire of Jesus.It is after the baptism that Jesus began his public ministry and preached the advent of the Kingdom of God, the kingdom of love and forgivness.
All of us have received our baptism and recieved the gifts of the Holy Spirit.But, our spirit is dormant and we are reluctant to live and preach our faith.Our selfsihness and arrogance control us.This feast of Denaha should be a starting point for us to begin our Christian life in a renewed way , manifesting our faith in the Lord,Jesus.We should also take effort to speak about our faith and preach the message of Jesus.
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