Children's Liturgy, Sunday January 10th 2010
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| Baptism means "plunging". In the
time of Jesus, people were plunged right under the water when they were
baptised. They thought that, just as water made you clean, they could
leave behind what they had done wrong and could make a new start in life. |
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Today we heard the Gospel story(Luke 3:15-16,
21-22), which tells how Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist in the
river Jordan. People were beginning to think that John was the one who
was coming to save them, as God had promised. John told them that, whilst
he baptised with water, the promised one would baptise them with the Holy
Spirit and fire.
When John baptised Jesus, Luke tells us that the Holy Spirit came down
in the form of a dove, and a voice from heaven was heard saying, "You
are my Son, this day I have begotten you". |
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We know that water can also be dangerous- we
could drown. When Jesus goes beneath the surface and rises up again, we
are reminded that one day, he will die and rise to life again because
he loves us -to give us New Life. We, too, can be with God in glory.
The most important thing to remember about water is that it gives life
to everything; nothing could live without it. God has given us life forever.
Today, when we are baptised, usually, water is poured over our heads,
but it reminds us God gives us Love and Life. God gives us life when we
begin to grow in our mother's womb and will never take away love and life,
even after we die. We celebrate the New Life at baptism.
We made paper doves with our names written on them- the names given to
us at baptism. |
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| Father John told everyone that people often
think that baptism is to take away what we do wrong, but really it is
to let us share in God's life- it does wipe away what we do wrong as well,
but that is not the main, wonderful thing about it. |
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