The Reflection Of The Glass - 1618 Words

Grace to you and Peace from God, our Father, and His Son, who is the Risen Christ. Have you ever caught your reflection in a piece of glass? You can be looking at something through a window and the light changes or you move slightly and suddenly you catch sight of yourself, right there in the middle of the outside picture. Over the coming weeks, our second readings will come from Paul s letter to the Romans. Though Paul had never been to Rome, he hopes to visit there on his way to Spain. Actually he is hoping that the Roman Christians will help finance his mission to Spain to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. So he writes a letter that gives these Christians a glimpse of the greater story of God, hoping that when they hear God s†¦show more content†¦God brings us through the waters of baptism, breaking sin s power over us. Once through the waters of the Red Sea, God led the Israelites into the wilderness – a place where Pharaoh had no power over them. Though God was with them, they had not yet arrived in the promised land. Through the bapti smal waters, God leads us to a place where sin no longer has dominion over us. Though God is with us, we have not received the fullness of our resurrected life still to come. Paul explains that Baptism is not an event, nor simply between an individual and God. Baptism unites us with Christ and through Christ, connects the baptized with all of the faithful for all time. Baptism is not simply a family celebration. In fact, our union with Christ may cause discord in those same families. Baptism is not a magical protection spell. Instead, it sets us on the path of the cross. Most shocking, though we look at Baptism as a celebration of life; it is actually a drowning. In Baptism we die to sin. Yet through our union with Christ s death, we are also united with his resurrection and made â€Å"alive to God in Christ Jesus.† Dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus? Yes, that is what you are. 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