On Sunday, May 3, 2009, Jackson was baptised! In the Catholic and Methodist tradition, infants experience the sacrament of baptism and are initiated into Christ's holy church. Through this important sacrament, Jonathan and I promised to "nurture Jackson in Christ's holy church, that by our teaching and example he may be guided to accept God's grace for himself, to profess his faith openly, and to lead a Christian life." More importantly, however, during the baptism God pours out his Holy Spirit over our son, washes away his sin, and clothes him in righteousness throughout his life so that one day he may share in his final victory.
We are so proud that our little boy has been baptised in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We cannot wait to see what a wonderful and Godly young man he becomes. I pray that we, as parents, will do a good job of teaching him about God's love. Of course, our wonderful friends and family will be a big help!
Jackson did so great during the baptism too. I just knew that since he would be the center of attention he would start to cry during the process. But, he smiled the entire time--like he knew this was a Big Day for him!
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