Vacations are such a treat especially when you get to see your new grandson baptized along the ocean at sunset. As I gathered with several generations to welcome this new little one into the life of God and the Church I experienced God's presence all around me - heaven's touch in the wind against our faces, heaven's music in the crashing waves, heaven's scent in the mustiness of sand and shells, heaven's taste in the saltiness of the beach mist, and heaven's visual promise in the faces of parents, godparents, big sister, and baby. Yes, this was definitely one of those "in the moment" epiphanies for me. I used to tell my students in catechism class that these are what we call "aha" moments - when we truly experience the wonder and awe of God's presence. Emily Dickinson certainly describes this moment better than I:
"Eden is that old-fashioned house
We dwell in every day
Without suspecting our abode
Until we drive away."
from The Single Hound
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