Rejoicing With the Angels!

During this stormy season in our lives, our little boy felt God's tug on his heart. Several weeks ago, just before taking communion, we were listening to our preacher talk about how we should take it very seriously and not just do it out of habit, but to really remember what Jesus went through for us. He spoke about the suffering He went through to save us from our sins, to save us from awful circumstances from which we can do nothing to save ourselves. He spoke about how Jesus is still working in our lives today in every situation we find ourselves. Billy and I looked down at our precious child sitting between us. He was sobbing. He couldn't catch his breath. This caused Billy and me to cry. Once we regained control, I asked AJ why he was crying, and between choked breaths and streams of tears he said, "because of all that Jesus did for me." We have known from the time AJ was a very young age that he loves Jesus and could sense His presence. At the age of two, he cried tender, silent tears when I sat him on my lap and sang "I Love You Lord." At the age of three, he looked at a picture of Jesus swinging with children and said, "Mommy, I miss Jesus." When he said that, I knew that my baby came straight from the arms of Jesus because he spoke with such certainty that he had surely been with Him before. He would look up at a radiant patch of clouds with sunbeams streaming through and say, "Is that heaven?" or "Is that the door to heaven?" There have been many other moments since. But in that moment at church looking down at our sobbing son, we realized something new. He understands. His heart was breaking for Jesus. So this morning while our preacher and worship team led our church family in singing Chris Tomlin's version of Amazing Grace (the version with the "My chains are gone, I've been set free" verse) AJ was burried with Christ in baptism. And Billy got to see it! Hallelujah!