Baptism

Love the Lord your God with all your heart

and with all your soul

and with all your mind

and with all your strength.

Mark 12.30

Today was a special day in our family. Our oldest daughter showed an outward sign of her inward grace for God, baptism. She spoke into the microphone her name and "I am getting baptized because I want to be a friend of God forever!" It was incredibly sweet. To say I was proud would be a slight understatement.

She is growing up so quickly...

A quick pic before we left for church. It was chilly out this morning, not so thrilled to stop for a pic. Typical.

The group of children getting baptized, praying.

Her turn.

Baptized.

and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also-

not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God.

It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 3.21