Rite of Passage
Mikola stood before the baptismal font, holding Jonathan's hand and feeling my touch on his shoulder. His brothers, sisters, and grandmother circled round, and Pastor Rogers watched from nearby as his college professor read the baptismal liturgy.
Jonathan lifted Mikola to the font, and for a moment there wasn't a sound in the entire sanctuary. Then Rev. Leonard Stahlke poured water on his grandson's head as he spoke, "Peter Mikola, I baptize you in the name of the Father . . . and the Son . . . and the Holy Spirit."
I heard Pastor Rogers quietly exclaim, "Amen"
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