John the Baptist-Baptism-Art

These Pages on Jesus will focus on re-telling the powerful New Testament Story - the Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. During this Submersion into the Jordan River, God-Jesus-Spirit Unite as One. This Story will continue to when Jesus departs to the Wilderness to Fast for 40 Days and Nights. Jesus is then Tempted by Satan, Rejects Satan, Communes with God, and Returns to the Apostles.

The idea is to connect with Jesus through words and some great paintings. The next images stems from Leonardo da Vinci's "The Virgin of the Rocks." Mary holds on to John the Baptist, while the infant Jesus is being support by an Angel who points to John the Baptist. This image stems from one of my many photographs from the Louvre Museum in Paris. [Note this was many years ago when photography was permissable.]

In the future, I plan to compose Songs and Videos from this inspirational theme. ... Please share your Spiritual Comments if thus inspired.

Jesus comes to the river where John the Baptist baptizes. People arrive from all around to meet and touch a living prophet. Scriptures foretell of special individuals … where a sacred presence reveals the reality of God.

Bring us to the sacred.

Release us from misguided materialism

So we may combine lifelines within Baptism

And see reality through the Spirit's Optimism.

Yes, sense a divine radiance. Weep with love for God and this special work.

Come to the river

Oh, please come to the river,

To learn about the wise 

Who show us how they baptize,

For when we remove the disguise

And start to cry, they open our eyes,

Teaching to rise up, to always empathize;

Now freely share the prize that unifies.

John the Baptist rejects complications of religious law, especially expensive rituals. To set an example, he follows the spiritual essence of a Nazirite, "wearing clothing of camel hair, a laced belt around his waist; eating locust and wild honey.” (Mark 1:6)

Simplify!

Take rhymes in the mind

Then climb to your prime.

 To purify the focus, John the Baptist lives a spiritual law, reserved for the holy inner-most temple of the soul. God ordains chosen motivations, as the Baptist transmits Divine power to the degree each can receive. Who seeks liberation from the yoke of spiritual corruption? Who seeks Baptism?

Liberation, Sanitation, Transformation

To Relieve Worldly Frustration

And Unfold Life's Dream of Salvation.

Life can get difficult, especially when laden with taxes and misplaced priorities. Hard earned money supports too many soldiers, along with unnecessary luxuries for politicians, priests, moneychangers, and all who abuse their positions of power. One thing is for sure: abstinence from material distractions can attune focus and promote divine harmonies.

John lives and survives outdoors, being one with nature, feasting on God’s blessings. ..

The way of Baptism activates connecting currents in the river to purify willing souls.Submerged individuals resonate within a consecrated core. Spoken words join the body and soul, as united with the Great Spirit of God. A true encounter of Baptism confirms the reality of “living waters,” even as written about in scripture.

At times the palm symbolizes the hand of God, lifting burdens from each soul. Many shed tears following an experience of Baptism. The warm sun, smell of nearby fires, quiet reverence, and the taste of this river upon the lips etches into memories. This Baptism is well worth the journey…  

"Baptism is a journey through sacred time

Let this river continuously circulate in your mind"