Defining
Moments*
(Baptism of the
Lord)
4John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness,
proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5And people from the whole Judean countryside and all
the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the
river Jordan, confessing their sins. ... 11And a
voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well
pleased."
Mark
1:4-11
The Baptism of Jesus
CARRACCI, Lodovico
Nature and
God -- I neither knew
Yet Both so well knew me
They startled,
like Executors
Of My identity.
~ Emily
Dickinson
We are all tattooed
in our cradles
with the beliefs of
our tribe;
the record may seem
superficial,
but it is
indelible.
~ Oliver Wendell
Holmes
Laura holding up this
year's copy of her calendar (on the left).
Loie modeling the necklace
and pendant (and scarf?) she made.
Art Center of
Evergreen
Third Annual
Self-Portrait Show
Opening
Reception
January 9,
2009
Elaine and Larry Sohrweid
with Gary Sohrweid and Gary's self-portrait.
Yes, Larry and Gary are
twins!
Gary
Sohrweid
Fractured
View
Polly
Phillips
My Palette, My Tools,
My Portrait
Ted
Garcia
(He is much
better looking than this!!!)
It was a cold morning for
skating lessons on the lake!
These little tykes spent
more time falling down than they spent on their feet.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
It was a chilly morning to
walk, too!
Neither genius,
fame, nor love
show the greatness
of the soul.
Only kindness can do
that.
~
Jean Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
January 11, 2009
Baptism of the Lord
Previous OPQs may be found at:
* "On the
first week of the Season after the Epiphany we traditionally focus
on the story of Jesus' baptism. Each of the gospels includes this story, and
marks the baptism as a "defining moment" that signals the beginning of
Jesus' public ministry.
"'I have baptized you with water," John
said, "but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.' In other words, John
asked for a promise to change while Jesus would give the
power to change.
"The risk is, that after accepting and
acknowledging the God within, the Holy Spirit, God might ask us, just as he
asked Jesus, to step out into some new form of ministry. And then what
would we do?"
Agnus Day,
by James Wetzstein
A "wash-n-wear"
event.
Genesis 1:1-5
Psalm
29:1-11
Acts 19:1-7
Mark 1:4-11
