A little something from Charmaine:

I believe that everything happens for a reason. People changes so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you learn to appreciate them when they're right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself and sometimes good things fall apart so that better things can fall together.
- Marilyn Monroe

& A little something for you! :

Confirmation is complicated, at least in it's history.

It arose in response to real problems deeply felt,

not the least of which was desire of the bishop to minister

to all who were baptized.

But it also has to do withthe early crisis of how to deal with

persons baptized by congregation that has broken bonds with

the greater church: herectics. People reasoned that no matter

how wrong-headed the minister might be, Christ would

always work in the waters of baptism. No matter what, God would

sweep aside all human obstacles to claim the new life in the water.

They were not so sure about the ability of someone who had broken

with the church to confer the spirit.

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By the fifth century, already-baptized persons coming into the

church were anointed with chrism but not re-baptized. This anointing

with myron or chrism was seen as an act of reconciliation by

the church, and a seal upon the commitments vowed by the newcomer.

Today, we preserve this ancient practice by never "re-baptizing" Christians

who have been baptized in water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We affirm the candidates' baptismal dignity,

and we celebrate confirmation at their first reception of the Eucharist.

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