Today we had two new babies in church - a 6 week old and a 9 month old. They both made joyful noise at the most appropriate places. The younger baby slept for most of the service, but woke up and cried a hungry cry at the pinnacle of the Eucharistic Prayer. Obviously he'd heard the invitation to partake in spiritual food! The older baby seemed always to exclaiming "Amen!" at very appropriate places throughout the service. I loved his enthusiasm - and actually, sometimes I wish that proper adult Episcopalians would be that enthusiastic about the sermon and the prayers.
Babies add a different energy to a group of people, and our congregation was practically giddy with excitement in having babies among us today. I lost count of how many people said something like, "It's so wonderful to hear babies in church!"
It may be the middle of Lent, but it felt like the nativity on Christmas morning at Grace Church today.
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