God is not a mere concept or abstract reality, He is a person we are to encounter.  By use of the elements He created, wine, bread, water, oil, chalk, and incense, He enters into the created world.  At the birth of Jesus on Christmas the invisible God enter the visible world.  And through the Sacraments and Sacramentals, He remains in His world. 

This Sacrament of Baptism then should be held with great reverence. It is not merely a rite of initiation, or some custom. Rather it is the rite of welcoming a child into the community of the Church. It is the moment when that person is added to the Kingdom of God and welcomed into our Family of Communion. I cannot wait to Baptize Oliver later today, it will be a great joy for me in my priesthood, for his family, and for our community of St John the Baptist Parish.

He is made visible that we may see Him. He draws near to us that we may draw near to Him. Don't waste this hallowed day and blessed season. Pray with new fervor. The darkness of the world is illuminated by His light, where will YOU shine it?