Baptism

As Presbyterians, we believe in infant baptism.  In the Old Testament, God made a covenant with Abraham and included his descendants in that promise (Genesis 17).  After Christ came, the sign was changed from circumcision to baptism, but since infants were included in the original covenant, we believe they are still included in the covenant of baptism.  This is a very short explanation of what we believe, but I wanted you to have some background knowledge as to why this was such a celebration for us.  She is a child of the covenant!  We do believe that Aubriana will have to accept Jesus as her Lord and Savior for herself one day.  We do not believe that she is saved just because she got baptized.  She will have to make a public profession of her faith when she accepts Jesus and begins her personal relationship with Him.
We would like to thank all of the family members (great grandmother, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins) who came to Aubriana's baptism today.  You will never know how much your support means to us.  We know that we cannot raise Aubriana all on our own and you will be the people we look to for guidance and prayers as we travel along this journey of parenthood.  We hope that you can come back (and other family can come) when she makes her public profession of faith, as that will be an even greater reason to celebrate.
Our one prayer request right now is that Aubriana will accept Jesus as her Lord and Savior at a very young age.  We pray that as she looks back over her life, there will never be a day that she didn't know Yahweh  (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit).  Please join us in petitioning God to bring Aubriana into his flock as a young lady (child, even), so that her joy will be made complete, she will know a peace that passes all understanding, she will have a love that never fails, and she will have a life that is eternal.