What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. (Romans 6:1-4)
Father who transforms us,
I pray these children do not view baptism as simply sin management. Help them to see that you intend them to live a very different kind of life - a new life, a life unlike the rest of the world is living. Transform them into your image through your Spirit who indwells them. Enlighten them so that they can see what you want from them. Empower them so that they have the strength of will to follow after your design for their lives. Embolden them so that they live this new life with courage. Protect them from the arrows of the evil one. Show them that baptism is only the beginning of a lifelong journey you have in mind for them, a journey through which they serve as your ambassadors in this world and a journey which ends with life everlasting.
Amen
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