2001 Taken With permission from Clarion Vol. On the joyous occasion when a child of the congregation is baptized, more is done than just the simple ceremony of sprinkling the child with water. The Form for the Baptism of Infants is read.
Baptism is a ceremony rich in content.
The parents should know about the meaning and background of baptism. Moreover, the children, when they grow up, must learn why they themselves were baptized, for a sacrament is not a magical ceremony but a meaningful sign. The Form explains the meaning of this sacrament so that we would know what God wants to point out to us in baptism. One of the things explained in the Form, is the meaning of the baptismal formula. The question can be raised whether the explanation given in the Form for Baptism is correct.