Paxton, God's own child, we gladly say it!
Holy Baptism is a wonderful, mysterious thing. We Lutherans believe Baptism is not merely symbolic, nor is it a work of our own, but that it is something that God is present and active in. God Himself is present when a Baptism into Christ is happening. It's something very, very special.
So just as we welcomed Eisley and Violet into the Lord's family as infants, today we also welcomed Paxton. His four grandparents and great-grandmother were all there. This time we didn't choose sponsors, we presented Paxton ourselves. He wore the same outfit his daddy wore for his baptism some 29 years ago! What a sweet relief it was when my mother-in-law presented us with this gift, as you know I had formerly bemoaned picking out something for him to wear. Vintage and heirloom. Perfect. I thought it was really cute, and it even fit him pretty nicely! I also made Paxton a cake for a sort of mini-reception after the service. I requested the hymn, I Am Jesus' Little Lamb, which we sang right after the Baptism--I find that hymn so endearing and appropriate for little ones. It did make me teary...
God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It.
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I love that hymn! And I love that Paxton is now the newest little heir of paradise!
ReplyDeleteThank you Adriane! And me too :)
DeleteIt looks like it was the beautiful celebration it deserved to be.
ReplyDelete~Erica
Erica, that's such a sweet way to put it! Thank you ;-)
DeleteI love everything about this post: the baptism, the outfit, the cake, the beautiful family, the adorable baby, the baptismal certificate, the hymns. Perfect. Congratulations and God's blessings on Paxton, His new child!
ReplyDeleteThank you Gretchen! Did your husband baptise all of your children? That must have been so special :)
DeleteI love that hymn. It's one of my favorites. Beautiful Biblical words, and a lovely melody!
ReplyDeleteIt IS a really pretty melody! The words made me all teary, I felt like a complete sop. I'm sure the postpartum hormones don't help. But really, Baptism is just supposed to be emotionally moving, isn't it?
DeleteThanks for the comment!
What a blessed event it was. Including the lyrics of the hymn in this post was PERFECT! The baptism was beautiful, and so was the music, the precious outfit that Justin once wore, the gorgeous booties, the certificate, and your cake, Heather--just beautiful! I'm so thankful I was here to witness my precious grandson baptized into the
ReplyDeleteBody of Christ. Paxton, we love you SO MUCH!
~Grandma Erickson
The certificate Pastor ordered was just the icing on the cake :) So beautiful!
DeleteI'm so glad you were there to witness it too. Really, Baptism is much more of an event than I think we ever realize.
One of my favorite hymns. Our school sang it at our spring program last May with our circuit Pastors. I didn't think I would ever stop crying. Beautiful words!
ReplyDeleteAnd God's blessings to Paxton-God's newest little lamb.
What do you have to say for yourself?