In the rite of Baptism, ordinary elements are used.
There are water, oil, candle and white garment.
And there is the baptismal font in which the baptism will take place.
Even though nothing dramatic or spectacular will happen, yet something mystical is indeed happening.
At the baptismal font, the baptismal formula is said by the priest who stands in the person of Jesus Christ.
The water that was blessed is the symbol of the Holy Spirit who is coming down upon the person that is being baptized.
With baptism, the person become a child of God, whom he or she will call “Father”.
Jesus said in the gospel that what is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
With baptism, we enter into the spiritual world of God, and in that sense we are “born again”.
We are born from above, and with that we see the Kingdom of God even though we are on earth.
May we continue to reflect deeply on our baptism so that we will be moved by the Holy Spirit and be children of God in the world.