Fr. Mike Schmitz

is that Jesus is not being purified by the water, but he is sanctifying the water by his presence, by his touching the water, which is just so powerful and so incredible. One note as well, when it comes to that baptism, it says, he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens opened and the spirit descending upon him like a dove.

Now, when it says open, that word open is actually the word torn. And it means the heavens are torn asunder. This is important for us because at the end of the gospel in Mark chapter 15, when Jesus is crucified and he hands over his spirit, seeing the spirit comes upon him, but here when he hands over his spirit, the veil is torn in the temple from top to bottom.

Now, when it says open, that word open is actually the word torn. And it means the heavens are torn asunder. This is important for us because at the end of the gospel in Mark chapter 15, when Jesus is crucified and he hands over his spirit, seeing the spirit comes upon him, but here when he hands over his spirit, the veil is torn in the temple from top to bottom.

Now, when it says open, that word open is actually the word torn. And it means the heavens are torn asunder. This is important for us because at the end of the gospel in Mark chapter 15, when Jesus is crucified and he hands over his spirit, seeing the spirit comes upon him, but here when he hands over his spirit, the veil is torn in the temple from top to bottom.

And it's the same, it's the same verb. It's the same Greek word that when he was baptized, the heavens were torn open. And when he was crucified, the veil in the temple was torn open. Which is just so, so powerful. Here's the beginning and the end of Christ's ministry on earth. Not only this, but a voice came from heaven saying, you are my beloved son. And with you, I am well pleased.

And it's the same, it's the same verb. It's the same Greek word that when he was baptized, the heavens were torn open. And when he was crucified, the veil in the temple was torn open. Which is just so, so powerful. Here's the beginning and the end of Christ's ministry on earth. Not only this, but a voice came from heaven saying, you are my beloved son. And with you, I am well pleased.

And it's the same, it's the same verb. It's the same Greek word that when he was baptized, the heavens were torn open. And when he was crucified, the veil in the temple was torn open. Which is just so, so powerful. Here's the beginning and the end of Christ's ministry on earth. Not only this, but a voice came from heaven saying, you are my beloved son. And with you, I am well pleased.

It's one of those sentences. It's one of those moments in scripture that I often personally pray with, where I just hear the voice of the father who speaks over his beloved son and says, you're my beloved son with you. I am well pleased. And there's something so powerful about this. to realize that the father speaks over Jesus, the son.

It's one of those sentences. It's one of those moments in scripture that I often personally pray with, where I just hear the voice of the father who speaks over his beloved son and says, you're my beloved son with you. I am well pleased. And there's something so powerful about this. to realize that the father speaks over Jesus, the son.

It's one of those sentences. It's one of those moments in scripture that I often personally pray with, where I just hear the voice of the father who speaks over his beloved son and says, you're my beloved son with you. I am well pleased. And there's something so powerful about this. to realize that the father speaks over Jesus, the son.

But also, if you've been baptized, you've been made a son or daughter of God, then the father also speaks over you. And what does he say to Jesus? He says, basically, I'm proud of you. You're my beloved son. He claims him. And then he tells him, with you, I'm well pleased. I'm proud of you. You're mine. And this is what the father does at every baptism.

But also, if you've been baptized, you've been made a son or daughter of God, then the father also speaks over you. And what does he say to Jesus? He says, basically, I'm proud of you. You're my beloved son. He claims him. And then he tells him, with you, I'm well pleased. I'm proud of you. You're mine. And this is what the father does at every baptism.

But also, if you've been baptized, you've been made a son or daughter of God, then the father also speaks over you. And what does he say to Jesus? He says, basically, I'm proud of you. You're my beloved son. He claims him. And then he tells him, with you, I'm well pleased. I'm proud of you. You're mine. And this is what the father does at every baptism.

This is what the father does every time you approach him in prayer. When you're right now, as you're listening to these words, what the father does, he's declaring over you the words he declared over Jesus because you've been adopted by him. He says, you're mine and I'm proud of you.

This is what the father does every time you approach him in prayer. When you're right now, as you're listening to these words, what the father does, he's declaring over you the words he declared over Jesus because you've been adopted by him. He says, you're mine and I'm proud of you.

This is what the father does every time you approach him in prayer. When you're right now, as you're listening to these words, what the father does, he's declaring over you the words he declared over Jesus because you've been adopted by him. He says, you're mine and I'm proud of you.

And that's something so, so worth reflecting and worth praying about, worth allowing the Father to declare those words over you because sometimes it is always important for us to remember that God loves us. It is something else to remember that God is proud of you.

And that's something so, so worth reflecting and worth praying about, worth allowing the Father to declare those words over you because sometimes it is always important for us to remember that God loves us. It is something else to remember that God is proud of you.

And that's something so, so worth reflecting and worth praying about, worth allowing the Father to declare those words over you because sometimes it is always important for us to remember that God loves us. It is something else to remember that God is proud of you.

and that is yeah it's powerful speaking of power what happens is the spirit immediately drove jesus into the wilderness why what was he doing he was in the wilderness 40 days tempted by satan and he was with the wild beasts one of the things we recognize is that jesus at this baptism he's anointed right the holy spirit descends upon him like a dove we might have mentioned this in the gospel of john but i'll mention it again