The Disquieting Humility of God

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 20 January 2002

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

John hesitates before baptizing the Lord, saying, "It is I who should be baptized by you." The great surprise--that we have been wrestling with for two millenia--is that God's greatness is a function of his humility, his willingness to stand shoulder to shoulder in the muck of sin with the likes of us. That we have such a God, a friend of sinners, is the reason for our hope.

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0:00.0	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:04.6	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.
0:11.1	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's
0:15.5	Word of Love for each of us.
0:17.8	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, so that we might speak with
0:22.8	love about the one who is love.
0:26.1	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parishing Winnetka now presents
0:31.0	the Word on Fire.
0:33.1	Peace be with you.
0:34.9	Friends, last week we reflected on the great feast of the baptism of the Lord, and I
0:39.9	rehearsed for you some of the themes that are just retellent in the Scripture.
0:46.1	We saw displayed as Jesus is baptized, a great Theophany, who God is, the voice of the
0:53.2	Father ringing out from heaven, the Son standing in the muddy waters of the Jordan, the Spirit
0:58.5	appearing as a dove.
1:00.1	We see there the three divine persons displayed for us, that God is a play of love.
1:07.1	Secondly, I suggest that we also see a reflection of creation.
1:13.3	As the Father spoke at the beginning of time, let there be light, as the Spirit hovered
1:19.4	over the surface of the waters.
1:21.9	All that is called to mind in the baptism of Jesus, because that baptism is a recreation
1:28.0	of the world, beautiful themes, wonderful themes, and then we saw that as we're drawn
1:33.8	into the baptism of Jesus, we're drawn into the church.
1:37.8	The church is meant to be the place of recreation, where we can look to see what the world ought
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