May 23, 2021
What a glorious worship service - one that included an Affirmation of Faith.
After two years of Confirmation instruction, a youth is ready to affirm for themselves the promises made for them at their baptism. I think of our godson who was teeny tiny when he was baptized, unable to even talk. His parents and us, his godparents, along with his family and congregation, made promises to raise him in the Christian faith. We pray for him, he is taught, he is brought to worship, and one day, we all pray, he will affirm for himself what we said for him years ago.
It is a sign of God’s grace - baptizing an infant - that shows God chooses us; that God loves us first; that God comes to us. And it is a sign of the love of an assembly to watch a young person affirm that faith God gives them that they have helped nurture.
So thank you for allowing me today to be a part of an important step in your life of faith. God bless you.
Blessings. And prayers.
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