when he waded into the Jordan

one life was ended

a new one to begin

when he waded into the Jordan

dying that we may live

thirty years old at that time

half a life over

soon to walk among us

God, Emmanuel

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February 21, 2013

Mark 1:9-13

page 28,

Chapter 1,

“Baptism and Temptation

The Jordan River and the Wilderness”

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February 17, 2013

Lent

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