The Piggyback Ride

Nicholas J. Connolly
Pastor of First and Grace United Methodist Churches
Kearny, New Jersey


The Baptism of the Lord
January 10, 2010



Bulletin Cover from Anchor Wallace. Used with permission.


Scripture: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

The loving remembrances of my Dad's piggyback rides and the comment of the famous tightrope walker Karl Walenda, provide an image of what Jesus did when he plunged into our lives at his Baptism and took us up on his back to resurrection-life.

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Listen to the Meditative Prayer of Confession 3m 35s

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