Reflective Essay On A Rite Of Passage

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“Take me to the water to be baptize,” this was the mediational hymn. I heard my church members sing as I walked towards the baptism pool. With my feet headed towards the water. The doors began shaking and I immediately felt like the spirit of my grandmother was with me at that moment. I knew from that very moment, this was going to be a day I would never forget. As I was embarking on a rite of passage that many Christians go on. August 22, 2012 was the day I had the conversation with my pastor about the steps it takes to get baptized. My pastor began asking me if I truly knew what getting baptized means. I nodded my head in an unsure manner. When the questions began flowing from the pastor, my head suddenly shifted focus. The pastor began …show more content…

When I put my feet in the water, I was looking ahead into the future about the outcome of this event. Soon as my pastor was about to dipped my head in the water, I was nearly nervous. He said those unchangeable words I would never forget: “I baptize you in the name of the father, and the name of the Holy Ghost and the name of the son.” Swoosh! The water went as my head dives into the water. Soon after that was over, I felt a sudden relief that was going to be important for me in my Christian faith and God. I felt like God had called me to get baptized so I did it. This was also God telling me it is time to redirect your life Quintarius. As what every strong believer of God, I always seem to listen to God there prayer and attending church. Because I was a person that was seeking change in the Biblical world of God I needed change. I also had seen many people in my family go through the process of getting baptized. So to me it would be like I was the oddball if I didn’t get baptized sooner or …show more content…

One of the most important things I learn was coming closer to God through prayer and communicating with other devoted Christians. Before I got baptized, I did not care much about people, and I did not see the world there a Biblical standpoint. My grandma told me that this is the start of a new life everything you did yesterday is ancient history. She told me to focus on my future and learn to prevent the mistakes I encountered in the

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