After the Christmas story, the gospels move quickly to the adult Jeuss’ public ministry. In Matthew’s gospel it all begins with Jesus finding John the baptist and asking to be baptised. Over John’s protests, jesus is baptised and our reading gives us the opportunity to reflect on baptism and the covenant of God’s promise which we are invited into. At the outset of a new calendar year, we take up the opportunity to reaffrim the covenant, borrowing from the tradition of the Methodist Church
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