After these many weeks starting in Advent 1, preparing for the coming of our Lord at Christmas time, we know for sure. We know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, as testified by John the Baptist and John the Evangelist. And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father's only son, full of grace and truth. This is a day of Epiphany. The day where the Son of God, the Beloved is made known to all, both Hebrew and Gentile.
Today is a special day.
It is a day of remembrance. Today we renew our Baptismal vows, our covenant with our God. We acknowledge our initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into the Church, the living body of Christ our Savior. We remember that we have been given a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit. By the action of the water, we overcome death.