Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

The people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ... No, I'm not the Christ, John says. But the one you want, the one mightier than I, is coming. Someone so much greater than me that I am not even worthy to crawl to Him on my hands and knees and untie the strap of His sandal. So the Christ, Jesus, approaches him. Comes to him -- to baptize Him. The God who doesn't demand we come to Him but who comes to us. He is the God who is baptized! And stepping into the Jordan, it's as if He says: I'll be the sinner, and you be the son.