Lectionary Q is a resource for clergy and the laity to get ready for the upcoming Sunday using a text from the Revised Common Lectionary. This week's text is from Mark 1:4-11.
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Questions:
* What is the significance of the wilderness in this text?
* What does baptism mean to you? Is it about repentance or is it a sign of God’s grace?
* What does it look like to be baptized by the Holy Spirit?
* In some versions verse 10 we see the heavens are “torn apart.” What does this violent image signify? What does it say about God?
* After Jesus baptism, he goes into the desert and is tempted by the devil. What does God’s words that Jesus is the beloved mean in this context?
You can read the reflection, “This Is Who We Are” along with the questions by going here.
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