Sunday, January 9, 2011

When Scripture comes together

Well, it made a connection to me, how about you?  This is from Friday's reading from 1 John:

Beloved:
Who indeed is the victor over the world
but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
This is the one who came through water and Blood, Jesus Christ,
not by water alone, but by water and Blood.
The Spirit is the one who testifies,
and the Spirit is truth.
So there are three who testify,
the Spirit, the water, and the Blood,
and the three are of one accord...
Now the testimony of God is this,
that he has testified on behalf of his Son. 

Remember today's reading?  The Baptism of Jesus.  In this short bit of Scripture, there are three who testify, the Father, the Son and the Spirit.  God has testified on behalf of his Son.  The Spirit is there, too, in the form of a dove.

Not just that, it's a family reunion!  The Holy Trinity - all in one place.

Surely, John knew the significance.  I wonder if he was swept off his feet. I'd like to think that I would have been!  

May Jesus find a way to sweep us off our feet this week!

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