Jesus told us to make disciples and to baptize people. One of these commands takes our whole lifetime, and the other takes a few minutes. There is always a lot of joy in a baptism Sunday. May God protect these young people even more now that they have made this public declaration that “Yes, I am doing this act of obedience because I am becoming a disciple of Jesus.”

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20