Yay welcome tomorrow!!

It's finally my turn to be welcomed into the Church and its happening tomorrow! I'm really excited! I've got a sponsor and I think even Sue is coming up! I just e-mailed her today as she was wondering if Mum was coming... I don't think so. I don't even think she will come to my baptism. All I got when I asked if she'd like to is "we will see" which in mumspeak means "no".

Baptism - do you take yours seriously?

Okay so last Sunday was the feast of the baptism of Jesus and our Bishop was celebrating. He wanted us to think about our (and my future) baptism and what it means and how in the early church it took quite a long time to get baptised. He also asked what do you we think Jesus thought when he got baptised by John - the perfect, sinless man getting baptised and that it was the start of his public ministry? All I could think of after he said that was the song by the black-eyed peas "Lets get it started in here!" and honestly, from that point on thats all was singing in my head. I'm a horrible peson. However, its made me think even more intently upon my future baptism as a sign that "I'm getting in started" in my new life in the family of God and my walk with Christ.

The Pilgrim Church

I think I finally understand what this means. If not completely understand then have a firm grasp of what it means. Every time I hear this idea, I get this image in my mind of all the Chruch in a procession towards holiness. Everyone making his or her journey indivually but also with all the other members of the church. There are the Saints who are more towards the front because they are closer to holiness and then there are people a little bit further behind for their own reasons. But we are all heading in the same direction - towards God. This also means that we can't stop moving -the Church always has to keep one foot moving in front of the other in order to keep moving towards God.

In other news my welcom wasn't the Sunday I thought it was. Mainly because I still don't have a sponsor so Sue and Kath are helping me organise that a.s.a.p (I just hope I'm not rushing it. I pray that God can help me make the right choice). It is definately going to be sometime at the end of this month. Oh and:

Happy New Year Everyone!