Into our new year that was never going to be immediately, magically, remarkably different from last year steps John the Baptist with a testimony.

Our own baptisms mark the truth that we are beloved children of God, right along with Jesus, claimed and chosen, belonging to God’s family.

We have waited, all Advent long, for Christ's coming. And now, in the season of Epiphany, we seek his presence and call in each of our lives - and our communal life, too.