Scripture: Mark 1:1-11
Given it’s “Baptism of our Lord” Sunday, I was really tempted to talk about the process of pickling again, but… I figured that’s one of those sermons you really can’t give twice – people remember it a little too well.
So instead – I’m going to talk about how the “baptism of our Lord” has created a “schizo” world.
Because in our Gospel reading for this morning, that’s the word that is used to describe what happened at Jesus’ baptism. The word that we have translated in English as “torn apart” is actually “schizo” in Greek. To split, to tear, to divide. To “rend” or “rip apart.” Literally, God is tearing apart the heavens, creating a “schism.”
