Our church has started to have Baby Dedication Sunday only twice a year due to the quantity of newborns popping out en masse...there are 11 due this year between January and June!
My large family is scattered across several states and because not everyone will be able to make it for the "official" dedication in June, we had a special after-church service Baby Dedication for Mason this past Sunday. This was particularly important as I wanted Dad to deliver the blessing.
Our Pastor Gary began with a charge to me- that I now have the responsibility to raise Mason as a godly woman and mother. He shared some very touching things regarding my decisions to do the right things and as a result the blessings and honor God has bestowed allowing me to be Mason's mommy.
Then our family and church friends responded with the commitment to support and uplift Mason as he is a child of God's and a part of the church.
I am very thankful Dad was able to be in town for Mason's blessing and was tearful as Dad prayed and pronounced an ancient Hebrew blessing over Mason. It was a phenomenal prayer; here are some excerpts from his blessing:
...May He give you wisdom, a reverential fear of God, and a heart of love...
...May He create in you the desire to know His Word, and a willing heart that will submit...
...May your eyes look straight ahead with purpose for the future...
...May your tongue be as a pen of a writer, writing mercy and kindness upon your heart...
...May you speak the truth in love...
...May your hands do the works of the Father...
...May your feet walk the paths that He has foreordained for you...
...May you always worship God in spirit and in truth.
1 comment:
i remember all 3 of my dedications so well. so so special and beautiful. i am loving watching baby mason grow. thanks and keep it coming!
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