THE KINGDOM IS WITHIN YOU

SON, ALL I HAVE IS YOURS

THE KINGDOM IS WITHIN YOU

Cycle CCycle CMusic: Advent Cantata 61 (J.S. Bach)

The Kingdom is within you Lk 17:21 Watch and pray at all times Have no fear, little flock Lk 12:32 God reveals to the small ones All that is mine is yours Lk 15:31 The Father loves the prodigal son and ALL others

Key thoughts of this Gospel:

Way bordering the Jordan Way bordering the Jordan

1st SUNDAY1st SUNDAYWalk ensuring to keep us standing on the day of Walk ensuring to keep us standing on the day of his cominghis coming2nd SUNDAY2nd SUNDAYBreaking into John the Baptist’s roadBreaking into John the Baptist’s road3rd SUNDAY3rd SUNDAYJohn brings us closer to God in the JordanJohn brings us closer to God in the Jordan4th SUNDAY4th SUNDAYLet us go with Mary to visit usLet us go with Mary to visit us

John makes Jordan a place of social claims

Close to the place where John was baptizing

Lk 3:10-18 And the Lk 3:10-18 And the crowds asked John, "What crowds asked John, "What then shall we do?" And he then shall we do?" And he answered them, answered them, "Whoever has two tunics "Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who is to share with him who has none, and whoever has none, and whoever has food is to do has food is to do likewise." likewise."

Images of Jordan

Baptism is not a Baptism is not a rite but a social rite but a social

commitmentcommitment

“The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry person; the coat hanging unused in your

closet belongs to the person who needs it; the

shoes rotting in your closet belong to the person with

no shoes; the money which you put in the bank belongs to the poor. You do wrong

to everyone you could help, but fail to help.”

(St. Basil, Fourth Century)Sandals of the 1st century

Tax collectors also came Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to be baptized and said to him, "Teacher, what to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?" And he shall we do?" And he said to them, "Collect no said to them, "Collect no more than you are more than you are authorized to do."authorized to do."

John says to the John says to the economists: economists: Do not collect Do not collect

more taxes than more taxes than the essential ones the essential ones

Let the water run and give Life to all

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Soldiers also asked him, Soldiers also asked him, "And we, what shall we "And we, what shall we do?" And he said to do?" And he said to them, "Do not extort them, "Do not extort money from anyone by money from anyone by threats or by false threats or by false accusation, and be accusation, and be content with your content with your wages." wages."

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John says to the John says to the military: Do not military: Do not mistreat anyonemistreat anyone

Weapons in JordanWeapons in Jordan

As the people were in As the people were in expectation, and all expectation, and all were questioning in were questioning in their hearts their hearts concerning John, concerning John, whether he might be whether he might be the Christ, the Christ,

Listen to what the Prophets say,

instead of judging them,

categorize them, or condemn them

John says to John says to those who those who

wondered if he wondered if he was perhaps was perhaps the Messiahthe Messiah

John the Baptist

John answered them all, John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with saying, "I baptize you with water, but he who is water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Holy Spirit and with fire.

The baptism of Jesus is with The baptism of Jesus is with the Holy Spirit and Firethe Holy Spirit and Fire

Do we keep the flame lit?

Remains of the place

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His winnowing fork is in his His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." So with unquenchable fire." So with many other exhortations he many other exhortations he preached good news to the preached good news to the people.people.

God will gather the wheat in His BarnGod will gather the wheat in His Barn

“We are the wheat of God, that must be presented to Christ as Pure

BREAD” (Ignatius of Antioch)

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Churches of the site

Lord, grant us to be consistent with our

baptism, and vigilant to your constant

COMINGS

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