From the Gospel: You’ve been taken by the hand

Baptism of the Lord. Today’s readings: Isaiah 42, 1-4.6-7; Acts 10, 34-38; Matthew 3, 13-17Our lives are marked by decisive moments. Some can be turning points, others new steps taken in the same direction. The baptism of Jesus was of the latter kind. It was not equivalent to our baptism, which denotes a turning away...