After months of anticipation, a mother and father tenderly hold their newborn child. They may have never felt closer to each other than at this very moment. Soon reality sets in. The joy and beauty of this moment cannot last forever. Soon this dear daughter or son will grow and go to school. Soon this child’s teacher and friends will influence him more and more. College and wedding bells cannot be far away.
Today we travel more than ever before. An afternoon drive can take you hundreds of miles. An airline ticket can take you around the world. Children grow and move to faraway places. Families are sometimes scattered around the globe.
Soon mom and dad bring their little one to the House of God. They sing of God’s love for little lambs. They realize that adults must learn to have the faith and trust of children. Their sweet baby is marked with the sign of the cross. They are reminded that Jesus died and rose again for this precious child. They pray the Prayer of the Family of God and join in confessing the faith passed down through the ages using the words of the Apostles’ Creed. They watch the pastor three times bring water to this sweet head declaring, “I baptize you in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” They hear the water splash as it mixes with their tears of joy. Jesus will be with their dearest, beloved baby wherever life may lead. And they will spend eternity together with all the family of God because Jesus came to be the Savior.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you for promising to be with me always. Grant that I will remember your promise to be with my loved ones even when they are far away. Amen.
God’s richest blessings in Christ,
Pastor Philip Quardokus
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