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"We are Family"

Today I had the privilege of witnessing six young people enter the waters of baptism. The first three were beautiful eight year old girls. They were dressed all in white and two of them were baptized by their teenage brothers. It was lovely. All three of them were from families of our friends, my seven year old daughter watched with anticipation of her own baptism just months away. My five year old exclaimed that when she grows up she wants to get baptised. Joy.

The final three were from the same family. The Huntings. The Huntings live a couple of streets away from us. They are amazing. They had five children ranging in age from 3 to 12. A few months ago the adopted four children ages 13, 9, 4 and 2. They are from Texas and are a beautiful, lively bunch. They have adapted very well and the parents are still smiling. Today the 13 and 9 year old were baptized along with their biological 8 year old. As I sat looking around the room crowded with friends, but mostly with family of the Huntings, I thought how lucky these children were to have found a loving family to adopt them. Then it occurred to me as the second child was being baptised that he was joining the family of Christ, which is an even bigger and more wonderful family to belong to. It is one that everyone is invited to join if they choose. We all truly are family.
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