In the Bible baptism is presented as the decisive, public moment when Christians proclaim that they are followers of Jesus. The act of being baptized is meant to visually depict the basis of a Christian’s hope in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.  As a person goes down into the water it is a picture of being buried with Christ, and then they are raised up out of the water to walk in newness of life. Baptism does not save a person; only one’s faith in Christ does that. However, it does provide every believer with an opportunity to proclaim and celebrate what God has accomplished for them in the Gospel. Christian faith is meant to be proclaimed and celebrated and this Easter Sunday promises to be a meaningful one as we will witness four believers enter the waters of baptism. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the resurrection hope that we have in Jesus!