WALKER'S BAPTISM...was done at Parish Presbyterian Church on March 11. It happened about a week after my mother died. I think it made the occasion more sobering for me, but was also a reminder of the legacy of faith that Walker has. It will not put him in any more special standing with God certainly, but it is a wonderful treasure for any child to have generations of people before him who have loved the Lord...and prayed for him before he was even born or known about. With my mother's death, came the end of one generation. Now we are the senior living generation for our children and grandchildren, on this branch of the family tree. It is a sobering thought.
The week before Walker's baptism, his church was organized officially. The term for it in our denomination is "particularized". Their temporary meeting place is in a historic church that is called a community center. It is quite pretty and historic looking. We are glad his parents have settled into a church where they are happy and can worship in a meaningful way.
During his baptism, Walker was happily verbal. He was smiling and talking to the pastor, George Grant. Finally, George stopped and looked at him and said, "Walker, I think you may end up being a preacher someday!" Who knows, stranger things have happened! He has a grandfather who is one, had a greatgrandfather who was one plus a number of Southern Baptist preachers on his dad's side of the family tree. It wouldn't be surprising at all, if he became a pastor:) We shall see. Our hope and prayer for him is that he grow to become a man of God