Why We Baptize

Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17

As many of you know by now, I usually follow the lectionary, a three-year cycle of readings that cover the most important aspects of the New and the Old Testament. Today, I had a choice, a choice between the readings of Epiphany, which is the visit of the wise men from the East to the young Jesus, a…