June 25, 2024
I’ve always wondered how I got my first name. Asked the parents decades ago when I was very young. No real answer. Being the third son, I didn’t have any part of a father’s or grandfathers’ names as did my two brothers. I queried again when I was an adult. By that time, my mom thought I may have gotten my name from one of dad’s classmates who was called the same.
As we’ve just marked the Solemnity of John the Baptist, there’s Luke’s account of his naming process. Remember how Zechariah became mute when he heard that his wife would have a baby in her “advanced years?” It was Elizabeth who announced the newly born baby would be John. Though none of the relatives were named that. Zechariah wrote the same on a tablet and was suddenly able to talk again.
Remember how this cousin of Jesus, the adult John, became very special. More than that, he was the bridge between the Old Testament and New. He baptized many with water, including the Messiah.
“You will go before the Lord: to prepare his ways, to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins.” Luke 1:76-77
Peace,
Deacon Tom
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