Baptism of Jesus often reminds us of the person of John the Bapist. Though Da Vinci Code speaks extensively of the Messianic Image of John the Baptist, we, christians have a highly venerated place for John the Baptist. His Image calls for a deeper reflection on the person of Jesus himself. Though many thought John might be the Messiah, he humbly witnessed the advent of the Messiah in the prologue of the Gospel according to John the Evangelist. Now, the reflection here is that John resembled Jesus Christ in his approach as the Messiah material. Many might have thought he was the Christ because he was greatly praised for his holiness and humble living, choosing a hard ascetic life forgoing the pleasures of the flesh. While these could have been the characteristics of John, we could draw our attention on the thinking of the Jews on their idea of the Messiah. John the Baptist gave an idea of the Messiah to the people around him.
The symbol of immersing in the water grabs me at times. It also reminds me of the priest or deacon adding a little water into the chalice along with the wine and says
By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who humbled himself to share in our humanity
I see the symbol of the divine plunging deeply in the roots of humanity, whereas the Eucharistic rememberance invites us to plunge deeply in the roots of divinity. Thus, baptism is an invitation to holiness or Divinity.
Baptism necessarily brings us to confirmation, thus leading us to the spirit of the Eucharist.
Heavens open when i surrender to the will of the Father
Word of God is audible when i plunge deeply in the roots of the Divine
Our vocation is to do His will, thus He is well pleased with us
Dove descends when we ascend in our human nature - Fully Human, Fully Divine
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