tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838698329757338280.post5917395442665546892..comments2017-12-01T10:52:19.431-08:00Comments on Sunday Bible Study by ParishWorld.net: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”Editor @ Parishworld.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351018547370080019noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6838698329757338280.post-2260926411842888322011-01-07T18:04:20.913-08:002011-01-07T18:04:20.913-08:00The Psalm is about the splendor and the power of G...The Psalm is about the splendor and the power of God.<br />We are reminded by the psalmist David <br />that the voice of the Lord thunders over the waters. <br />That same awesome voice thundered <br />over the Jordan River that day<br />when the heavens were torn open <br />and the holy Spirit descended upon Jesus <br />after he was baptized (see Matthew's Gospel). <br />What happened at the Jordan River that day <br />was to fulfill what the Lord said to Isaiah (lst reading) – <br />“Here is my servant whom I uphold, <br />my chosen one with whom I am pleased,<br />upon whom I have put my spirit.”<br />And, as Luke tells us in the 2nd reading,<br />God anointed Jesus with power that day in the Jordan River, <br />the power to serve the faithful (which is us), <br />and to do battle on our behalf with the devil.<br />That same Spirit is within each of us and empowers us<br />to go about doing good works and fighting the evil one.<br />AmenBarry Lamontnoreply@blogger.com