(Detail from the icon Chalices of Mystery, Jesus and Mary Magdalene)
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” —John 15:12)
When John the Baptist immersed Jesus in the Jordan, the sky was rent in two and the Spirit, like a dove, descended upon him. Jesus hears he is beloved, and upon him favor rests. This Spirit is Jesus eternal gift to us, found on the crest of the wave of each instant, moving into each new moment. The kingdom is now and it is in you.
