John was first, and Jesus second. Each pleased God in different ways.
At the time of his baptism, Jesus heard God’s love and praise.
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Praise and love did not protect him, from the scourge of loneliness,
nor from hunger, thirst, temptation, or of danger and duress.
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John, once gone, left place for Jesus to emerge from Galilee
Preaching that the time had come to turn around and to believe.
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Image: Domenico Ghirlandaio, ca. 1490
Source: Mark 1:9-15
Text: David Alexander, 2023, CC BY-SA NC 4.0
Tune: Drake’s Broughton , Public Domain
Score: https://www.smallchurchmusic.com/2012/Score/SeeUsLord-DrakesBroughton.pdf
Audio: www.smallchurchmusic.com Used by Permission
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