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Water in worship: The ecology of baptism
The Christian heritage of praying next to water is older than Christianity itself, being deeply influenced by our Jewish heritage. One of our stunning water-prayer treasures is Psalm 104.
Living in a material world
God doesn’t hate stuff. God invents stuff.
In the waters: Genesis 1:1-5, Mark 1:4-11
Will the water bring death or life?
A watery solution: Mark 1:4-11; Genesis 1:1-5
From the first instant of creation, water has played midwife to God’s creation story. After the flood, God set a rainbow in the clouds. God saw your people as slaves in Egypt, and led them to freedom through the sea. God brought their children through the Jordan to a promised land. And in the fullness of time, God sent Jesus, nurtured in the water of a womb.
The waters of solidarity: Genesis 1:1-5; Mark 1:4-11
The baptism of Jesus is Mark's Christmas story.