Bishop Paul Donison invites us to consider why Jesus was baptized. In the waters of the Jordan, he declares his intention to stand fully with humanity. Though sinless, Jesus enters the water with sinners as both servant and beloved Son, cleansing the waters for our sake and revealing divine humility to the miracle no one expected. His baptism teaches us to remember our own—that we are beloved children, sent into the world to stand with others, just as Jesus did from the Jordan to the cross.