Celebrating the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord, invites us to rediscover the true meaning of Baptism. The Christian believers of today are beginning to underestimate its worth. If sinless Jesus could submit himself to this symbolic action, how much more should we sinful mortals appreciate the sacrament that brings us redemption? Jesus did not have to be baptized and did not have to die but He chose to be truly one of us. He was willing to be the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. He did not just want to lead us to the Promised Land, but rather he wanted to be one of us and to identify with sinful humanity.
Our baptism makes us participate in that new life. Jesus left his hometown and his relatives to be totally committed to his mission. Baptism makes us to abandon things of the past to follow more generously the call of the Father. We are no longer concerned about worldly ambition, popularity or success. We have no desire to see our name in the newspapers. We only hope to see it written in God’s hand and in people’s heart. Fath
