Today I heard a man connect the idea of bearing the name "Christian" with the command to "put on Christ". When we identify with/are immersed in Christ through baptism, we take up the ministy of Jesus: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. He has annointed me ..." Interesting.
Along the same lines, just a few days ago I read *Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger's take on liturgical vestments being a symbol of putting on Christ. It helps to know what the symbols mean -- it enriches the experience of worship. The vestments become a sermon without words.
*Now Pope Benedict XVI
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