The Most Important Thing
What did we do today? Here at the font. There are several possibilities, I think. Which one or ones most apply? Perhaps we think we participated in a rite of passage. We have marked the entry of N and N into the world; this was in some way, their public unveiling. As a rite of passage, we also brought them officially, publicly into the web of extended family connections, friendships, and local histories that define us, give us our sense of place and meaning. N and N are, for better or worse, Pontiacers . Gidday . How’s she goin ? Or maybe it was some kind of “ family-history” ritual. N and N were baptized because that’s just what this family does. Were their last name Rubin instead of N , the ritual would be different, but maybe the idea would be the same. This is an event about family, about creating and strengthening and shaping family ties across the generations. Or maybe for you we’re not yet to the high part of the day. This wa...