When
we contemplate the Resurrection, it is an apt time to renew the promises
of our Baptism. I
have come to experience myself as a loved-sinner, Lord. And I
know the patterns of sin in my life and the temptations that too often
enslave me. Grateful for the graces you have given me to be with
you in your mission, I
have come to see the pattern of your way of surrendering to God.
I understand the temptations to have more, that I might be honored more
by others. And I know now how deadly the resulting pride can be.
Therefore, by your grace, won for me in your dying and rising,
I
have been blessed to see you love and forgive and heal and mission your
disciples. By your grace, I place myself with you as, I
have been confirmed in my faith in your creative love for me, my God,
and have seen your Son rely on your provident care. Today I renew
the profession made for me at my baptism, confessing, I
have been privileged to see you, Lord Jesus, grow and become the servant
that gives his life for me. By your grace, I renew the profession
of faith in you made in my baptism, proclaiming, I
have come to discover your presence with me, O Spirit of Jesus, in the
midst of my everyday life. I have come to know that I need my
brothers and sisters in faith, if I am to remain faithful. And
I know the mystery of your love, and the gift of life you offer, more
completely. Today I profess the faith of my baptism into the Body
of Christ, saying, Lord,
God, you have given me new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and forgiven
all my sins. Keep me faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ, forever
and ever. Adapted
from the Renewal of Baptism Promises, |