Friday, June 6, 2008

Baptism



This past week I had the honor and great pleasure to watch my dad baptise by immersion both James and Caroline in my parent's pool. Both James and Caroline had already been baptised before by sprinkling, but Caroline really wanted to be baptised by immersion, so she asked her daddy to do it with her. It was a really special time for the two of them to share. While standing under my parents' vine-covered back deck, it was a special time as my dad read about John the Baptist baptising Jesus in the Jordan River and how we were to follow His example. James then read Caroline's life verse we picked out for her 1 Thessalonians 5: 23-24 "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One who calls you is faithful and He will do it".
My Dad baptised James and then James and my dad baptised Caroline. I was so proud of them all. What an awesome thing to be a part of.