Baptized
A short poem for Baptism of Jesus Sunday. Could be used as a call to worship, prayer, or just printed in bulletin/projected. Audio version of the author reading poem along with text version are both below.
baptized, i know i am
- i’ve got the certificate in my safe
- illustrated baby on the front
- tied with blue ribbon (if i remember correctly)
- a signature from my pastor at the time
that’s all i know about the moment i was dipped
long before i was aware of it
my baptism was shaping me
into a servant who wins by losing
increases by diminishing
grows by shrinking
and lives by dying
what a strange thing it is to follow Jesus
the one who taught us
not to build our foundations on sand
but to build them on
water
instead
© Rev. Kevin Goldenbogen, 2019
