Catholic Teens - July 12, 2005
On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:29:30 -0500, pwxsevere wrote
> Hey All--
>
> Middle of summer--sunny and hot. Perfect recipe for going swimming!
> Hope you're enjoying the opportunity!
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> Good question this week:
> --Why do we do Baptism at birth? The baby can't choose.
>
> We do Baptism at birth because that's what Jesus desired. "Let the
> children come to me." Do not keep them away. He said this when the
> Apostles saw Jesus was tired and didn't want the children bothering
> him. But Jesus has a strong love for the little ones and wishes to
> embrace them. And when does that Grace and love first get poured
> upon them? At Baptism.
>
> In the Acts of the Apostles we read mainly about adults being
> Baptized. That's because they were just hearing about Jesus for the
> first time. It also says that when the father was Baptized his
> whole family was Baptized as well--including the little ones.
>
> Now no baby is capable of choosing to be Baptized, the parents make
> that decision. And the child has the choice to embrace or reject
> that Grace as they get older. This is one reason why Confirmation
> is not done until the teen years.
>
> When you think about it, your parents make all sorts of choices for
> you as a little one--what you eat, when you go to bed, where you go
> to school, etc. They do all this with your best interests in mind.
> They love you. They use that same logic when they have their baby
> Baptized. For just like you as a little one were totally reliant on
> your parents, so too in your Faith are you carried along by the
> faith of your parents--and that's one of the best gifts a parent can
> give.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> God bless you!
> Phil Lawson
>
> "It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may
> live as you wish." --Mother Teresa
"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you
wish." --Mother Teresa
> Hey All--
>
> Middle of summer--sunny and hot. Perfect recipe for going swimming!
> Hope you're enjoying the opportunity!
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> Good question this week:
> --Why do we do Baptism at birth? The baby can't choose.
>
> We do Baptism at birth because that's what Jesus desired. "Let the
> children come to me." Do not keep them away. He said this when the
> Apostles saw Jesus was tired and didn't want the children bothering
> him. But Jesus has a strong love for the little ones and wishes to
> embrace them. And when does that Grace and love first get poured
> upon them? At Baptism.
>
> In the Acts of the Apostles we read mainly about adults being
> Baptized. That's because they were just hearing about Jesus for the
> first time. It also says that when the father was Baptized his
> whole family was Baptized as well--including the little ones.
>
> Now no baby is capable of choosing to be Baptized, the parents make
> that decision. And the child has the choice to embrace or reject
> that Grace as they get older. This is one reason why Confirmation
> is not done until the teen years.
>
> When you think about it, your parents make all sorts of choices for
> you as a little one--what you eat, when you go to bed, where you go
> to school, etc. They do all this with your best interests in mind.
> They love you. They use that same logic when they have their baby
> Baptized. For just like you as a little one were totally reliant on
> your parents, so too in your Faith are you carried along by the
> faith of your parents--and that's one of the best gifts a parent can
> give.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
> God bless you!
> Phil Lawson
>
> "It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may
> live as you wish." --Mother Teresa
"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you
wish." --Mother Teresa
posted by Phil Lawson at 1:16 PM
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