The Sacrament of Baptism
posted in Life, Parenting |Our church has Baptism as a part of the church service. I love that it’s a part of our service because it means I regularly get to witness a Baptism - and every time I do, I cry. In our church, for an infant Baptism, the parents make a commitment to raise this child to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. As a congregation, we take part in the Baptism as well and make the commitment that we too will help this child to grow up to know Jesus. We are specifically asked to respond to questions, the same way the parents are asked to respond. But, the part that I love the best is that just before the Baptism occurs, our Pastor invites all of the children to go up and sit down at the alter for the Baptism. He wants the children to have the opportunity to witness and be a part of the Baptism. After the Baptism, he talks to the children about what Baptism means and as our Pastor, he has Baptised almost every child that is sitting with him. He has Baptised both of mine. He tells the children how they too can be a very important part of this child’s life and how they too can help this child grow to learn Jesus. He then asks them if they will promise to help this child learn about Jesus and they all say, “yes”.
My son always comes back to sit with me after a Baptism and wants to talk about his Baptism and I tell him all about it. We talk about how important Baptism is and then he asks about his sisters Baptism. I do so love that it’s a part of our church service - it’s always a reminder that we too are making a commitment to help others with their faith and their journey towards a life with Christ.