{"id":1516,"date":"2007-06-26T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-26T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2007\/06\/suffer-the-little-children.html"},"modified":"2007-06-26T22:35:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-26T22:35:00","slug":"suffer-the-little-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2007\/06\/suffer-the-little-children.html","title":{"rendered":"Suffer the little children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_0DySLTT4PWo\/RoHOkyRpAXI\/AAAAAAAAAIk\/Pba8wGQjWCQ\/s1600-h\/franks_wedding_sg_la.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_0DySLTT4PWo\/RoHOkyRpAXI\/AAAAAAAAAIk\/Pba8wGQjWCQ\/s320\/franks_wedding_sg_la.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>As I mentioned <a href=\"http:\/\/deacbench.blogspot.com\/2007\/06\/homily-for-baptism.html\">elsewhere<\/a>, I&#8217;ll be baptizing my first batch of babies this Sunday.  <\/p>\n<p>There will be 10, including one set of twins. <\/p>\n<p>My wife has generously offered to give me a hand (as &#8220;minister of the towel,&#8221; among other things).  <\/p>\n<p>Coincidentally, today I was sent the picture on the left, from my nephew&#8217;s wedding earlier this month.  That nephew, Frank, was a ringbearer in our wedding 21 years ago; at HIS wedding, I served as deacon and offered the nuptial blessing.  It was truly a &#8220;circle of life&#8221; moment, and a great thrill for me.  <\/p>\n<p>In the picture, you can see my wife and me at the reception, with her brother&#8217;s twin daughters.  <\/p>\n<p>You can also see, clearly, that kids love me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned elsewhere, I&#8217;ll be baptizing my first batch of babies this Sunday. There will be 10, including one set of twins. My wife has generously offered to give me a hand (as &#8220;minister of the towel,&#8221; among other things). 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