Pastor Pat Bailey, Insights: Baptisms Updated

20 Sep Pastor Pat Bailey, Insights: Baptisms Updated

Last Sunday we celebrated a baptism, an ancient ritual in the Christian tradition. In the past, the ritual was often used to “divide out” the insiders and outsiders, those going to heaven and those not. At Christ Church it is now a very inclusive affirmation of God’s love for all and the desire that everyone realize their wholeness. The sermon also affirmed that we are all on the journey of life that includes the whole cosmos and that the journey is both physical and spiritual. Our individual journeys, though, with their engagement with spiritual teaching and community, is so vital to the life of the whole.

Pastor Pat Bailey

http://youtu.be/0ly88Fs1pBk

Editor’s Note: Dr. Pat Bailey of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church, is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in 1987. For 16 years, Pat served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army. He is also an Iraq War veteran. Pastor Pat holds several degrees: a Master of Divinity from Columbia Seminary, a Master of Theology in comparative religion from Emory University, and (recently) a Doctor of Ministry from San Francisco Theological Seminary. His primary professional interests are interfaith spirituality, evolutionary consciousness, nature spirituality – and accompanying others in spiritual community. To that end, Pastor Pat has been blogging on Telluride Inside… and Out for years. His “Insights” series continues weekly and now often in the form of videos capturing Pastor Pat’s affirming messages.