Today’s Reflection
The baptism of an infant becomes a particularly powerful way to show how God works to save us. All of us, regardless of our age, remain utterly dependent upon divine grace. The glorious, joyful truth is that God loves us.
—Gayle Carlton Felton, Mark Stamm, By Water and the Spirit, Revised Study Guide: A United Methodist Understanding of Baptism
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Today’s Question
How does it feel to know that God gives everyone grace even before they could know who God is? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
And a voice from the heavens said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”
—Matthew 3:17 (NRSVUE)
Prayer for the Week
O God of grace, as I am washed in the waters of baptism and in the blood of Communion, make me clean and pure before you. Amen.
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Something More
Lectionary Readings
- Exodus 14:19-31
- Psalm 114 or Exodus 15:1b-11, 20-21
- Romans 14:1-12
- Matthew 18:21-35
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