Lucas’s Baptism
Lucas’s Baptism took place at 3:00 p.m. on March 29, 2003, at Point Reyes National Seashore, Limantour beach
After Delphinia, but before closing the ceremony, at the water’s edge we said:
“May all the gods and goddesses of the earth
And all the gods and goddesses of the sky
And all the gods and goddesses of the air
And all the gods and goddesses of the sea
Bless our son, Lucas Alexander.
Make him grow strong and smart, healthy and happy, courageous and compassionate.
This we pray.”
We poured a handful of sea water on his forehead and hair. We dipped his feet in the retreating wave.
Lucas smiled and squinted in the bright sunlight, and kicked his legs, splashing in the ebbing wave. It was beautiful and my heart was full of gratitude to be surrounded by the glorious sea and sky and earth, and by so many treasured friends.
I'm a busy freelance editor and writer, wife to Ian, and mother to two precious boys. I am living each day to the fullest and with as much grace, creativity, and patience as I can muster.
"Love doesn't just sit there like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new." —Ursula K. LeGuinn
