I did find a stream that day, but it wasn t clear. It was cloudy and muddy, and choked with things that trout would sooner avoid. It was not a wasted day. I got on the highway home and had a chance to think about my search that day. All I found were crooked roads and dirty water.
Life is a journey and it is a search.
We hope that there is an easy way to find it with clear directions, and yet more often than not we discover that our lives are filled with crooked roads and dirty water. I believe baptism, is a part of that life-journey. It was for Jesus. The Gospel of Mark does not begin with a manger or angels, or shepherds or magi. The Gospel of Mark is terse and has a way of getting to the point quickly.