S. FAUSTI - "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am gratifiedI": the Father is pleased with the Son who has made the choice to dive among the sinner brothers. It ' s the first time then he speaks, confirming Jesus as Son. The second time He will add for us: "Listen to him" (17.7). Jesus, the only Word of the Father, with what He makes and says, reveals that God that no one has ever known. (Jn 1:18). The Baptism is the fundamental choice, that Jesus will continue throughout all His life long.. It's the Son who, knowing the Father's love for His children, becomes their brother : He is mixed among the sinners, dives Himsef in their reality, in solidarity with them to a Love greater than death. It's necessary for the Son to become brother. The passage is a miniature that contains the whole Gospel and reveals the deepest mystery of God: the Trinity, as Love between Father and Son, offered by Him to all the brothers. Jesus in the file with the sinners, is the first "presentation" of God-with-us. And how it can be otherwise, if He wants to be with us? The image that God gives of Himself is exactly the opposite of the one that every man, religious or not, has of Him, and because of this he eludes , serves or denies Him. This scene of the Jordan recalls the Calvary. There He will dive into death, as here in the waters, there will rend the veil of the temple as here the sky, there He will give everyone the Spirit ,that He receives here, there He will turn to the Father that here calls Him , there He will be recognized as Son by his distant brother as here by the Father. The whole earthly existence of Jesus, corporeal revelation of God, is contained between these two scenes, and it is the explanation of these The Baptism is the seed that grows until it becomes the tree of the cross. The choice of Christ, is also that of the Christian, called to " dive himself" in the Son, and to be with Him and like Him, equal to the Father. The Baptism of Jesus is the gateway to the Christian revelation, which introduces us into God's home. Isn't entirely He a door open to man ?. The Baptism is the "vocation" of Jesus. He receives the name of Son by the Father. But it is also His mission: His Sonship leads Him to become brother.
The Baptism of Jesus 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
S. FAUSTI - "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am gratifiedI": the Father is pleased with the Son who has made the choice to dive among the sinner brothers.
RispondiEliminaIt ' s the first time then he speaks, confirming Jesus as Son. The second time He will add for us: "Listen to him" (17.7).
Jesus, the only Word of the Father, with what He makes and says, reveals that God that no one has ever known. (Jn 1:18).
The Baptism is the fundamental choice, that Jesus will continue throughout all His life long..
It's the Son who, knowing the Father's love for His children, becomes their brother : He is mixed among the sinners, dives Himsef in their reality, in solidarity with them to a Love greater than death.
It's necessary for the Son to become brother.
The passage is a miniature that contains the whole Gospel and reveals the deepest mystery of God: the Trinity, as Love between Father and Son, offered by Him to all the brothers.
Jesus in the file with the sinners, is the first "presentation" of God-with-us.
And how it can be otherwise, if He wants to be with us? The image that God gives of Himself is exactly the opposite of the one that every man, religious or not, has of Him, and because of this he eludes , serves or denies Him.
This scene of the Jordan recalls the Calvary.
There He will dive into death, as here in the waters, there will rend the veil of the temple as here the sky, there He will give everyone the Spirit ,that He receives here, there He will turn to the Father that here calls Him , there He will be recognized as Son by his distant brother as here by the Father.
The whole earthly existence of Jesus, corporeal revelation of God, is contained between these two scenes, and it is the explanation of these
The Baptism is the seed that grows until it becomes the tree of the cross.
The choice of Christ, is also that of the Christian, called to " dive himself" in the Son, and to be with Him and like Him, equal to the Father.
The Baptism of Jesus is the gateway to the Christian revelation, which introduces us into God's home.
Isn't entirely He a door open to man ?.
The Baptism is the "vocation" of Jesus. He receives the name of Son by the Father.
But it is also His mission: His Sonship leads Him to become brother.
Matthew 3:13-17New International Version (NIV)
RispondiEliminaThe Baptism of Jesus
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”