I was raised in family that usually went to Church every Sunday, was baptized and attended confirmation. On the other hand my husband did not attend Church regularly was never baptized and did not know what confirmation even was. We were married in a Church and did some pre-marriage counselling before we tied the knot, of course to make sure we were on the same wave-length in regards to beliefs. And that we were. So no big deal for us. I would occasionally still go to Church with my parents and Grandma.
Then children came along, were we going to baptize them? Will they go to confirmation? Definitely some things to consider, amongst other responsibilities that come along with becoming a parent! Oh if only I would have known how many! I may have only limited myself to one child, not three(ahh). Perhaps I am a parent that did not think of these things before hand. I know there are others out there that have already thought these things through. But I am guessing there is more in the former category than the latter.
Why this all comes to mind is because just recently my youngest was baptized, the older ones when they were babes too. We asked my brother to be the Godfather of our youngest, my brother was unable to attend as he is living in Japan right now and in fact has never met my baby but he did send a letter both via snail mail and through the computer. I think this letter sort of sums up Spirituality and the important role it will play in our little ones lives. As well as help us parent figure out how to guide our children.
So without any further rambling here is the letter that my little bro wrote, and of course you can come to your own conclusions.
” Dear Nakoby, Well little buddy I’m sitting here 9000km away from you right now in a completely different world. This morning I was lucky enough to get a Facebook message(yeah..you have not idea what facebook is right now~and honestly who knows what kind of technology will come our way by the time you are 26 like me) from your mom asking me if I would be your godfather. She kind of sprung it on me last minute since it is is Tuesday and your being baptized on Sunday! Either way, without a hesitation I said “yes”. So the easy part is done, simply committing to be there for you, but the hard part of what exactly I am supposed to do, has yet to be revealed as you grow up. So, who knows what the world has in store for you? That is the beauty of life. You may find that some point you will be yearning for answers or some resolve when life throws you curve balls. Ultimately when experiences happen positive or negative your have to remember that “this to shall pass.” The highs and lows don’t last forever but at the end of the day what really matters is your family and staying true to what your believe in. Now, you are only a total of five months old, but this is the time your are starting your journey to determine what your believe in. Spirituality, and its meaning is different for everyone and this is an important realization I hope you come to understand. Whether it be active involvement in organized religion, random meditation sessions or just taking the time to sit back to be thankful for what you have, spirituality puts life into perspective whatever the situation you are in. So Nakoby, enjoy the journey and most of all make sure you read this letter to your Uncle Ian when you have the consciousness to understand it and the consciousness to make fun of how dramatic he is. Hahaha.
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