This past Sunday, a newborn baby was baptized at our church. I love watching baptisms, because there is something so innocent, so holy, about them. This week, our pastor held the precious baby girl in her long white baptism gown. He sprinkled her with water in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and prayed over her. Afterwards, he walked her down the aisle so that all of us could see this precious little child of God. As he walked by my pew, I looked up and noticed that her head was still wet from her baptism, and that she was smiling.
There was something special about that. Seeing someone still wet from their baptism. Filled with the joy of the Lord. It made me wonder whether we are still "wet" from our own baptisms or whether we have dried up. Have we forgotten the precious gifts we received from the Lord? Forgiveness, grace, eternal life. Do we take them for granted as we go about our daily tasks?
The next time you witness a baptism, take some time to think about your own baptism. Are you faithfully living the promises you or your parents made? Are you seeking to grow in the faith and live in the joy of the Lord?
Are you still wet?
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