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Not the Jesus He WantedThe Baptism of the Lord; Matthew 3:13-17When Jesus came to John to be baptized,the Baptist baulked, suggested roles reversed.He wanted One whose power was recognized:refining fire, not Human One immersed,to surface breathless, shaking with the chillof river running down a crack in earth.“Now let it be,” said Jesus. “To fulfilthis rightnessContinue reading “Not the Jesus He Wanted”