Not a soldier, a sailor, or a marine, but a person , unique and precious in someone's sight, whose absence leaves a gaping void in someone's life. People go on pilgrimage to that wall of names and search until they find the name they're looking for. They dig their fingers into the chiseled letters. They put tracing paper over them and make copies. They go home clutching a name.
Baptism is like that.
It's the sign that God knows and calls you by name, the same God who knit you together in your mother's womb, the same God who numbers every hair on your head, the same God who took you by the hand and taught you how to walk, the same God who will welcome you with open arms when your last breath leaves your mouth. All this he did for you, Chelsea, although you do not know it yet. God knows, loves, and redeems you, by name. Remember your baptism and be thankful. We have the Apostle Paul to thank for this image.