Where God Chooses to Stand

A reflection on the baptism of Jesus

The Al-Maghtas ruins on the Jordanian side of the Jordan River , thought to be the location for the Baptism of Jesus and the ministry of John the Baptist. By I, Producer, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6620561

This reflection sits with the baptism of Jesus. Not as a spectacle, but as a moment of presence. It is about where Go…