‘When we have love, and know it, then we are in heaven.’ Photo: Baptism of Jesus III’, by He Qi (2013)
Thought for the Week: Roy Stephenson escapes the wilderness
‘Anything undertaken purely for its own sake is only masking emptiness and lack of meaning.’
by Roy Stephenson
3rd December 2021
Just recently I’ve found myself filled with the image of Jesus, immediately post-baptism. As he comes out of the water, he receives a message that tells him his true identity. What does this do to him? In the first place, it complicates the business of being human. The gospel writers tell us he’s driven into ‘the wilderness’. For him, this seems to be the desert. But the desert is not really empty, or dead – it’s full of life. So what has happened?
