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The Baptism of our Lord – 01/07/2024             We make decisions every day of how close we want to get to someone, physically and emotionally. How much do we want to know about another person’s business? What will be expected with having this information?           There are times that we are drawn in and find ourselves entangled and wonder how we got there. There are other times, especially if we can learn from those entanglements that we then draw boundary lines and filter or maybe even choose not to associate with a person.           It is about taking care of ourselves. Caretakers often have a problem with getting taken advantage of. We can easily forget that God did not say that we are responsible to take care of everyone’s needs. Healthy relationships involve people who are able to have a give and take which involves constant communication.           Today we are challenged to look at our relationship with God. As Lutherans we believe that this can happen at infant baptism. Although we also be