Acacia

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Recently I was in a state of anxiety. My three year old daughter thought that it was time she spent the night away from her parents. I had to place my trust in family members. They were also chosen by my husband and I to stand and be witnesses at her baptism where they promised to set good examples, pray for her and to instruct proper teachings. It was hard to think about spending the night away from my daughter but I had to put my faith into practice.  By the way this happened on Independence Day, in a way she declared a form of independence that day. One day, when she is old enough she will stand for herself in church and claim that she will take responsibility for her own faith, in a ceremony called Confirmation. In life we are called to put into practice some of things we confess with our lips or mildly go over at ceremonies when we are asked to respond to words written down for us. Today I know you will do your best to mean every word that we use or say, whether written for us in a church ceremony or said in anger or in jest.

A cause for celebration

Yet angst filled experience

Important questions – sponsors

Loose ends to tie

Switch from darkness to light

New beginnings observe

A sense of mystery and awe

Public declaration on a child’s behalf

Commitment – prayer, example, teaching

Symbols signal – the journey unfolds

A moment of thanksgiving

An important event – Baptism

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Poem Written by Brenda L. McCartney

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