As spoken at Lydia’s dedication on Sunday at church:
The Lord has entrusted her to us
so that we may guide and direct her in the love of the Lord.
We covenanted to dedicate ourselves as parents to bringing up Lydia Mei in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. And, we publicly confessed our desire that by precept and example, Lydia would see the radiance of Christ in us and when she becomes of age, that she would receive Christ as her personal Lord and Savior.
It was an emotional and tender moment for me. We had already dedicated her to the Lord. But, doing so publicly and having the congregation stand in a commitment to help us raise her to His glory–it was a humbling moment for me as a parent. I feel unworthy and ill equipped for the task that He has given to us to raise these 4 children who lay asleep on the floor above me as I type right now. May He grow me, change me, mold me for the task before me.
