The waters of baptism symbolize the gift of God's grace, the forgiveness of sin, rising to new life in Christ and our welcome into the household of faith. Water is also a rich biblical image. Water is a sign of hospitality to the stranger and sojourner. Water brings life to those who wander in the wilderness. Water cleanses and purifies those who would present themselves before God.
Water is a symbol of renewal and new life.
The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life. For the prophet Isaiah, an abundance of water symbolized God's promise of new and abundant life. In Isaiah's prophetic vision, those who thirst will be satisfied, and God's people will become living waters for others. Isaiah is clear that the worship God truly desires is a life that actively shares God's gifts with others and strives to make the world a place where all peoples share in the blessings of God's creation. If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom as noonday.