Recently at church we held a baptism service for eight children. That's right eight! It was an amazingly awesome time to watch the faces of those children come out of the water. Each one had a glow of excitement on his/her face. Absolutely precious.
This time we did something a little different for the candidates. Each child wrote a small paragraph about why the were being baptized. Then a family member or friend read it prior to the baptism. Confession: that was a huge moment for me...to hear the testimony of how Christ has come into their lives AND the need to share it publicly through baptism. Goose bumps now just thinking about it. What a tremendous blessing for all to see.
I wanted to publicly express my thanks for the families. Each child had previously talked to mom and dad about the need to trust Christ and prayed with mom and dad to accept Christ as his/her personal Lord and Savior. No doubt that those parents are expressing their faith at home...it shows.
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