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Home > Sacraments > Eucharist > Communion reflections > 13 01 2008 - Baptism along our lives |
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Baptism along our lives Baptism was not over and done with when the priest poured water over our infant foreheads. The truth is we are being baptised by everything that happens to us in life. We are baptised by trials and difficulties: in their turbulent waters we are purified of all that is false and useless. We are baptised by suffering: in its murky waters we grow in humility and compassion. We are baptised by joy: in its gurgling waters we experience the goodness of life. We are baptised by love: in its singing waters we blossom like flowers in the sun. To be baptised is to be christened, which means to be made like Christ. The sacrament, however, only begins this. It is like the planting of a seed. It will take a lifetime for this seed to grow and ripen, for the image of Christ to be formed in us. |
