Yesterday we had offspring #2 and #3 dedicated at church, with a suitable gathering of the clans to mark the occasion - a special day in our family. It would be foolish to argue that the event has made an observable difference to the kids, it hasn't. Likewise it would be wrong to suggest that it made God love them more, or differently. It would be just as false to say that they love God more either. What we can say, is that the most foolish thing would be to let children be born and not mark the event in spiritual terms, firstly thanking God for them, and then seeking His blessing upon them, and requesting His wisdom for us as we manage them. Ceremonies are important in the Christian life, because they physically and demonstrably represent the invisible, and remind us of vital truths. The Israelites built a huge cairn when they crossed the Jordan in order never to forget what God had done. This is our cairn.
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