You Are God’s Beloved: The Baptism of Our Lord

On the First Sunday after the Epiphany, The Rev. Michael Singer reflects on the Baptism of Our Lord and the moment when Jesus’ true identity is revealed. At the waters of the Jordan, heaven opens, the Spirit descends, and God names Jesus as Beloved. Father Michael invites us to imagine the power of that moment and to recognize that, through our own baptism, we are drawn into the same circle of divine love.

In a world that often assigns us roles and identities that distort who we truly are, this feast calls us back to our deepest truth: we are God’s beloved children, and God is pleased with us.

Remembering who and whose we are becomes the foundation from which we live, heal, and participate in God’s work of love in the world.