New

Today is a day long awaited by a parent...the day when a son makes a lifetime decision to follow Jesus.

Surrounded by family and friends, Zac was baptized by Scott this morning about 9:45am, between first service and class.  Sue Mullican read a portion of Romans 6, Jim Trotter prayed for Zac's blessing with his hand on my boy's shoulder and Scott immersed him (actually, it was a double-dip--Scott didn't quite get him all the way under the first time and, being Scott, wanted to make extra sure to get him covered--hence, a quick deeper dip).

It is a beautiful, wonderful thing to witness a replacing of ashes for beauty.  Though I think of my boys as innocent, I know that sin is always hounding us, and early.  Zac is earnest and a thinker...always mulling and processing.  He knows he has blame, and wants the washing of Jesus--a new life and a ransom for the old one.

When Zac was just a baby, we visited Kansas City from Hays.  At the time, Scott's grandparents attended Red Bridge Church of Christ, and we were with them one Sunday morning.  After services, Scott's grandmother Effie lead me back to the prayer room with Zac.  There she prayed a blessing for him.  I still remember the tears of gratitude that filled my eyes that day.  I wanted so much for my child to know God above all other things.  Today fulfills our prayer in that room 13 years ago.

It is a good, good day.