You Are Our Wish

Charlie

Yesterday you were baptized. Before the congregation we belong to and in front of members of your extended family we professed:

Will you nurture Charlie
in Christ's holy Church,
that by your teaching and example they may be guided
to accept God's grace for themselves,
to profess their faith openly,
and to lead a Christian life?

(From the United Methodist Baptism Liturgy)

 

 

We will do our best to do this. There was more to it, but this is where you come in Charlie, our promise to help guide you to God's grace and accept it for yourself. After your Dada and I said, "We will," Rev John asked you if you trusted him enough to hold you while he placed the water on your head. You replied, "No." Rev John laughed and your Dada held you while he did this.

Following this, the congregation sang "Child of Blessing, Child of Promise" as you were presented to the them.

Child of blessing, child of promise, 
love's creation, love indeed! 
Fresh from God, refresh our spirits, 
into joy and laughter lead. 

Child of joy, our dearest treasure, 
God's you are, from God you came. 
Back to God we humbly give you, 
blessing you in Jesus' name.

Child of God, your loving Parent, 
learn to know whose child you are. 
Grow to laugh and sing and worship, 
trust and love God more than all.

 You are our dearest treasure.

Love,
Mama