Imaginative Contemplation

The Baptism of the Lord

Ignatius of Loyola · 1491–1556

Jesus steps down into the Jordan among the sinners, and the Father's delight breaks open the sky. Stand at the water's edge, and hear the words spoken over you too: you are beloved.

St Ignatius of Loyola, Spiritual Exercises (composition of place, §47; colloquium, §54). Scripture: Matthew 3:13–17, World English Bible.