Today we brought Gerhardt to the waters of Holy Baptism to receive the forgiveness of sins, deliverance from death and the devil and to be given eternal salvation. We rejoice!
Weslie and Kristina are Gerhardt’s sponsors. We wished they could have been here today.
“In Baptism we now put on Christ –
Our shame is fully covered
With all that He once sacrificed
And freely for us suffered.
For here the flood of His own blood
Now makes us holy, right, and good
Before our heav’nly Father.”
From Paul Gerhardt’s “All Christians Who Have Been Baptized” (#596 in Lutheran Service Book.)
What a wonderful day!
Indeed it was! God be praised!