Your baptism might have taken place in an immersion tank specifically designed for such purposes. Or it might have taken place in a river, lake, or creek. They may recite the baptismal vows, but not contemplate or even remotely take seriously their deeper meaning. But I m happy to say that there are many who do take baptism very seriously and strive to live out their baptismal vows each and every day. Down through the centuries, theologians have debated the number of sacraments.
Baptism is the primary sacrament.
It is the most basic sacrament. It is the one that undergirds all the rest. Baptism is the sacrament by which we are claimed as one of God s own. Through the cleansing water of baptism, our sins are washed away and we are made whole. Baptism is performed only once for us.