As soon as he was baptized, Jesus came up from the water. At once, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God come down like a dove and rest upon him. At the same time a voice from heaven was heard,
“This is my Son, the Beloved; he is my Chosen One.”
God the Father was pleased with Jesus before He even started His ministry, because Jesus was His Son. Period. It was who Christ was that pleased God, His inner Spirit, His core identity, not what He did. God loves a tiny sprout just as much as a mighty oak tree, a delicate vine as much as an entire orchard that feeds thousands. God does not see with human eyes, his values are different from ours that are rooted in productivity; the Father does not look at outward appearances but at the heart of things, of us.
Melanie Jean Juneau serves as the Editor in Chief of Catholic Stand. She is a mother of nine children who has edited her kid's university term papers for over a decade. She blogs at joy of nine9 and mother of nine9. Her writing is humorous and heart warming; thoughtful and thought-provoking. Part of her call and her witness is to write the truth about children, family, marriage and the sacredness of life. Melanie is the administrator of ACWB, a columnist at CatholicLane, CatholicStand, Catholic365 , CAPC, author of Echoes of the Divine and Oopsy Daisy, and coauthor of Love Rebel: Reclaiming Motherhood.
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5 thoughts on “Baptism of the Lord: It is WHO We Are, Not What We Do”
joy of nine9 
great words. 😀
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When I was very young, I instinctively knew that God loved me. I wasn’t doing, but only being.
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we are alike in this; I remember laying on the grass, looking at the clouds, smiling, knowing He was there
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