This Sunday we baptized a little boy, only two months old. Whenever we baptize a child, the poeple of the church are always asked by the minsiter if we will love the child who is being baptized. In baptism we celebrate the love of God in the life of a child and we also make a pledge to that child to make God's love known to that child.
Clearly the children were learning that message these past few weeks in church school. Last Sunday I noticed a lot of the children were enthusiastically teaching thier parents how to say, "God loves you," and God loves me," in sign language. There is no other place in our lives where children will receive this important and significant statement of faith - that the love of God can be found and celebrated in everyone's life. In Church School we steep our children in that message of that love. And that is the very foundation from which faith begins to grow.
Thanks to all the volunteers of the church who make this happen every week!
Amy
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