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   "The Father was revealed to the sense of hearing; the Spirit was revealed   
   to the sense of sight, and in addition to these, the Son was revealed to   
   the sense of touch. The Father uttered His witness about the Son, the Son   
   was baptized in the water, and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove   
   hovered above the water. When John the Baptist witnessed and said about   
   Christ, “Behold, the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world”   
   (John 1:29), and when John immersed and baptized the Lord in the Jordan,   
   the mission of Christ in the world and the path of our salvation was shown.   
   That is to say: The Lord took upon Himself the sins of mankind and died   
   under them [immersion] and became alive again [the coming out of the   
   water]; and we must die as the old sinful man and become alive again as   
   cleansed, renewed and regenerated. This is the Savior and this is the path   
   of salvation."   
      
   St. Nikolai Velimirovich, on The Theophany of Our Lord.   
      
   "And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and   
   the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove. Then a voice came from heaven,   
   You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."  Mark 1:10-11   
      
   Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)