Your Faith Journey - Finding God Through Words, Song And Praise

I have a friend who, when discussing people or individuals, will often say, “That person has a unique story, and his/her story should be honored.”  I share this statement because on this day, it is important to remember that each one of us has an important story to share about our identity, about who we are as a person.  You see, every single one of us has a valuable story to tell about the priceless identity each one of us has been given in baptism.  Today, as we remember and give thanks for our baptisms, we remember these words that were spoken over us, “Child of God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of Christ in your life – forever.”  Think about that!  Wow!  What a story that is to tell!  Today’s gospel reading gives us the story of Jesus’ baptism.  Now, quite honestly, John did not know what to do with the fact that Jesus came to him to be baptized.  And, from the time Jesus first presented himself for baptism by John until today, Christians have puzzled over why Jesus ha