Washed and Fed

When there's a baby in the house, most other activities tend to revolve around the needs of the little one.  If the baby cries, the one responsible is charged to make sure that the baby is clean, warm, and fed.  This brings to mind Jesus' baptism, which we will commemorate this coming Sunday.  Jesus came to the Jordan to be baptized by John... not because he needed baptism, but because he came to share in every part of our lives.  Jesus joins us as we are washed in the waters of baptized and made clean from sin.  He invites us to his table and becomes our food, feeding us with the bread and wine of Communion... and feeding our minds with His story and teaching.  We come to church to be washed and fed.  We come to church be a part of something bigger than ourselves - the Body of Christ.  We come to church to be comforted by the presence of Jesus among us, and to be strengthened to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with others.  Let us pray for those who are lost, those in need, and those who haven't yet experienced, or perhaps have forgotten, the joy of being washed and fed, and loved by Christ.  Amen.