Introduction

This afternoon is my grandson's Baptism. There will be a church service and a big party after that. As in all religions, we do certain sacraments at face value and do not delve into the full meaning. According to what I am told, today is the day that a baby is bought into God's family.  Some Christian denominations do not baptize infants, as they feel that only a person that understands the religion should have that sacrament. For Catholics, as far as I know, once an infant is baptized, he is cared for by God. In my religion, Judaism, as soon as he was born, God watches out for him. I was never a person to take anything at face value, so I ruminate over the meaning and sensibility of everything. That is why I do not sleep at night. Too much thinking. Here is my dilemma. There is only one God. Our religion is either the one we were born into or the one we feel most comfortable worshiping. If in Catholicism, he is only acknowledged after Baptism, then who watched over him as he slept in the NICU? How can families pray for a baby's health, if according to their beliefs, God does not recognize him yet? Does God make these rules, or do we? Anyway, this afternoon I will sit in a church, as the Catholic families sing praise to Jesus, the King of The Jews, who was never Christian. I think I need an aspirin.