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The Power of one...

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The power of one moment is incredible! The power of one moment lasts a lifetime! The decision to be baptised is a specific moment. Watching and witnessing three strangers get baptized today has reminded me of this phenomenon. Why was I was glued to the big screen being beamed in church? Why did I feel so impacted as the gasping faces of these people came up out of the water; each with that momentary look of vulnerability, newness and sheer delight? Baptism is a step of faith. Like the newborn baby who at that specific moment of birth gasps its first breath of air. That moment/ the start of the new atmosphere- the shock entry into the physical natural world. That fleeting moment as a person surfaces out of the waters of baptism, that momentary evidence of a statement and step of faith...the gasp, like a newborn, into the eternal heavenly world. I'm so glad i was watching, i'm so glad my heart felt overwhelmed and delighted at the memories of that decision. I was that person once