Look upon these waters of baptism and see salvation. Not because this water has had a magic spell spoken over it, or was drawn from a sacred river. No. This is tap water from the City of Moscow’s pipes. Jesus graciously gave to His disciples a way to visibly mark them out as His. He appointed that the element used for this sign be remarkably abundant. Water fills the air surrounding us. It falls in showers upon us. It courses through our landscapes. It encircles our continents. It stands as glacial sentinels upon earth’s poles.
Jesus didn’t command the application of Mongolian dust or Patagonian moss. He gave us a sign which would never be far off. He gave water upon our brow, for His glory shall soon cover the whole earth like water covers the sea. And like water, His salvation is ever near at hand, for salvation is in Him.
So welcome our brothers to Jesus Christ…
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