Sunday Readings: Isaiah 55.1-11; 1 John 5.1-9; Mark 1.7-11
“You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”
Mark 7.11
Mark’s gospel, the first to be written, begins with Jesus the adult, God’s beloved Son and servant, one with the Father and Spirit. Baptized Christians share Jesus’ identity. We are God’s beloved, whom Jesus calls to join him in the embrace of God. We are God’s servants, who share Jesus’ mission of calling all those we meet into this embrace. We are baptized into one faith, one Spirit–a communion that calls us beyond the limits of any one Christian denomination. We recognize our call to unfold Jesus’ servant story in our lives among the people of our world.
In what ways do your baptism and anointing in the Spirit challenge you to lead?
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