Today, August 16, was a very special day in the life of our family. Suzanna Grace was baptized at First Presbyterian Church. Pastors Terry and Sam baptized Suzanna Grace... Pastor Sam (or SamPa as the kids call him) reminded all of us that even before we understand what is going on, God loves us and that baptism reminds us of God's claim on us even before we were born. During the children's blessing, everyone in the congregation was reminded of our baptism as Pastor Sam flung water on us :) I have been a part of many baptisms so far in my ministry, even baptizing 3 confirmands in May, but now I have an even greater understanding of the sacrament being a mother and standing up in front of the congregation, promising in front of God, family and friends, that we "unreservedly dedicate our child to God" and listening as children and adults in the congregation promise to nurture and support Zanna and us as we raise her as a disciple of Christ. We had many family members who came to celebrate with us, and those who weren't with us physically were definitely there in Spirit! We could feel their prayers with us! The worship service was incredibly special and I am truly thankful to be a pastor of such a loving and supportive congregation. We look forward to Zanna growing up at FPC. Yes, Grammy, there's a video... I'll send it your way soon :)
Today, August 16, was a very special day in the life of our family. Suzanna Grace was baptized at First Presbyterian Church. Pastors Terry and Sam baptized Suzanna Grace... Pastor Sam (or SamPa as the kids call him) reminded all of us that even before we understand what is going on, God loves us and that baptism reminds us of God's claim on us even before we were born. During the children's blessing, everyone in the congregation was reminded of our baptism as Pastor Sam flung water on us :) I have been a part of many baptisms so far in my ministry, even baptizing 3 confirmands in May, but now I have an even greater understanding of the sacrament being a mother and standing up in front of the congregation, promising in front of God, family and friends, that we "unreservedly dedicate our child to God" and listening as children and adults in the congregation promise to nurture and support Zanna and us as we raise her as a disciple of Christ. We had many family members who came to celebrate with us, and those who weren't with us physically were definitely there in Spirit! We could feel their prayers with us! The worship service was incredibly special and I am truly thankful to be a pastor of such a loving and supportive congregation. We look forward to Zanna growing up at FPC. Yes, Grammy, there's a video... I'll send it your way soon :)
2 comments:
That's a beautiful picture of your family! What a special day!
God's love is so big! Thank you for blessing our lives.
Love,Grammy & Poppy
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