Drenched in Love

⁴ There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; ⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism; ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. -Ephesians 4:4-6

We get water from a well at home.  Occasionally a toilet will get hung up and drain the water and the pump will have to be primed.  For those who are not "pump savvy," this involves going out to the pump, unscrewing the top of a pipe and filling that pipe with water until it runs over without bubbling... that means all the air is out of the pipe... and then screwing the top back on.

This happened for the first time in a long time last week, and with Kevin at school extra hours in study groups studying for finals, I had to prime the pump myself.  No problem.

Yesterday I came home after being away for about 2 hours.  When I got out of the car, I heard the pump running, and knew it must have happened again.  It was beginning to get dark so I wanted to hurry and get this done.  I went to the house and got what I needed and fixed the guilty toilet (not registering the fact that water was still running in the toilet!).  I went out and began to screw off the top of the pipe, but before I got it off, water began spewing out of it with the force of a presserized water hose!  It must have looked quite comical as I tried to get the top screwed back on with all that water coming at me.  By the time I was finished, I was drenched!

My reaction?  First I laughed at myself, but then I thought, "What an awesome way to remember my baptism!"  God drenching me with his love.  So much grace coming at me that I can't stop it.  You know, with all the denominatinal arguments about how we should baptize (sprinkle, pour, dunk....) maybe we ALL have it wrong.  Maybe we should be using fire hoses!

Father,
Baptism is such a dramatic point in our lives.  Maybe we don't actually need fire hoses to baptize, but help us to feel that we were indeed drenched by your love and grace at our baptism.  Amen.

Joys:  Remembering my baptism in a dramatic way; wonderful prayer time at STAR; Kevin doing well on his first two exams.