For about 22 years a...
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For about 22 years a strange festival has been taking place in Bunol, Spain. It is the annual Tomatina. Last year I saw a picture in the paper showing flying tomatoes, mashed tomatoes covering the streets, and young people covered with the tomato goo as they rolled in the streets. Over 130 tons of tomatoes were dropped into the streets. Actually the tomato food fight started years before when working-class young people threw tomatoes at vacationing rich kids. The festival started when the town fathers cancelled bullfights that were part of annual festivals. Tomatoes seemed like a good alternative. Now those who participate get covered from head to toe by the tomatoes. This Romans passage talks about a great change that takes place in Baptism. In Baptism we are covered by Christ, we have undergone a change, a change that takes us in a new direction from the rest of the world. Baptism directs us toward following Jesus Christ our Lord.
-- Budke
-- Budke
