Daily Thoughts - Make God Known.
Signs and wonders. The power of God within the Sacrament of Baptism, do we underestimate His ability to bring about what He began? In the Catholic Church we celebrate this mystery every year in the Easter Vigil to prepare the Church for the new year of His mercy by blessing the baptismal water. God prepares us for what is to come.
II. BAPTISM IN THE ECONOMY OF SALVATION
Prefigurations of Baptism in the Old Covenant
1217 In the liturgy of the Easter Vigil, during the blessing of the baptismal water, the Church solemnly commemorates the great events in salvation history that already prefigured the mystery of Baptism:
- Father, you give us grace through sacramental signs,
which tell us of the wonders of your unseen power.In Baptism we use your gift of water,
which you have made a rich symbol
of the grace you give us in this sacrament.11
Moses was prepared for what was to come in His life, he became an instrument for God by performing what was asked of him. He demonstrated the power of God with the exodus of the Israelites. Never underestimate what God can do. The sacrament has the power of God within it, we must cooperate with Him if we are to experience God. He is all knowing, all powerful, all love, is He all to you? Our faith will demonstrate His power.
Dear Father, we live in a broken world that has denied Your power even though there are signs of Your ability before our eyes. Help us see Your power in our own lives, allow us to see the power of the baptismal sacrament. Prayers of thanksgiving of what You are doing and the grace that is being shared in our daily lives. Thank You for another day to go into the battle field with You on the inside. Love Your son.
Mary, Queen of Heaven, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Pray for us.
St Patrick, Pray for us.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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