John 1:19–28
This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent
priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” He confessed and did
not deny it, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.” And they asked him, “What
then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered,
“No.” Then they said to him, “Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who
sent us. What do you say about yourself?” He said, “I am the voice of one
crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,” as the
prophet Isaiah said. Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. They asked him,
“Why then are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the
prophet?” John answered them, “I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom
you do not know, the one who is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the
thong of his sandal.” This took place in Bethany across the Jordan where John
was baptizing.
Reflection
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Who am I? What do I say about
myself?
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Will I allow God speaks words
of comfort and assurance into the wildernesses of my life—my bad moments of
guilt, fears, anxieties, resentment?