789 Baptism

Nia's wrath Jimmy already knew that there would be, after all, it was about his own children, but after all, he had been doing psychological construction for so long, and he had already thought too clearly, not to mention how big the potential power of the church was, this world with various supernatural cases alone was not safe.

What others don't understand may not have much feeling, and he himself has experienced several dangers, judging from these few collaborations with the church, the church's exorcist priests are undoubtedly good, they have done a lot of things, and they have not spread it outside at all, relatively speaking, they are already indifferent to fame and fortune, otherwise with their ability, they would have become the top celebrities in society.

No matter what profession Liam grows up to do in the future, it is advantageous to have a good relationship with these people in the church, and there is also a point, Jimmy's own special abilities are partly his own, and the other part is given by the black rainbow, whether it will be inherited to Liam, the little guy, is completely unknown.

The little one may not show any special talent until he reaches adulthood, which means that it will take at least many years for the church to determine Liam's talent, which can ensure that he has the church's attention for almost the entire period of his minority, which will undoubtedly guarantee a considerable degree of safety, both physical and psychological.

Of course, if the luck is good, the little guy showed a special talent when he was a child, then there is no doubt that the church will arrange more resources to cultivate him, at least his talent and ability growth will definitely be a little stronger than Jimmy's completely self-pondering.

American society is very common for religious beliefs, that is, people who have been adults and have been exposed to atheism for many years when Jimmy came over will be particularly disgusted by this kind of thing, but the life in this world in the past few years has made him understand a lot of things, of course, it is not particularly repulsive.

It was difficult to appease Nia, especially now that she was in a rage, and Jimmy repeated his reasons and brought up what the church had done for them during the previous accident, and finally managed to temporarily resolve the crisis.

Nia is not an unreasonable person, but for a woman who has just become a mother, someone is beating her child's idea, and this reason alone is enough to make her explode, but fortunately, the reason given by Jimmy is still in the past, and Jimmy also promised to do his best to limit the actions after teaching them, which can be regarded as a temporary discouragement.

Taking care of children is not an easy job, and Nia does not have enough energy like Jimmy, so she and Jimmy take turns to rest, even during the day, they will take time to sleep for a while, and Jimmy is more worry-free, after all, he has always slept for a short time, as long as three or four hours a day is enough to support a day's energy, but taking care of children is really tiring, and the key is to be very patient, Jimmy is also a little bit of a temper, but when he sees the little guy making trouble, he really has no temper at all.

But it wasn't all trouble, not long after little Liam was born, two elders came to New York from the south. James and Tom were the first to call Jimmy to inform them, although they usually don't come to New York, but Jimmy's phone contact with them has not been broken, and he will call to greet them when he has something to do.

For little Liam, James is actually doing well, Tom is more excited, Tom has been a person all these years, his family was killed by some scum before, Tom took several years to take revenge, and now when he is alone, the person he regards as a nephew has a child, which is of course his grandchildren.

It's just that little Liam is still too young to touch other people, so even if James and Tom were disinfecting their hands in the bathroom, they only touched Liam a little and couldn't pick them up.

Before the first round of vaccinations, everyone except Jimmy and Nya and the babysitter who lived at home were isolated from Liam's contact range, especially those who were constantly on the move, including Kevin, which also annoyed his grandfather to death.

In fact, in addition to them, there was another person who was also stopped by Jimmy, and that was Roland.

Roland is from another world, even if Jimmy's biological knowledge is relatively small, he is also very aware of the huge differences between species in different worlds, in addition to the possible parasites or other small creatures, bacteria and viruses must also be guarded against, so Roland was also excluded, Roland was still unhappy, but Jimmy reasoned with the facts, or succeeded in persuasion.

Roland successfully made a round trip to the Dark Tower once in the past two months, but because he didn't know how long the portal would last and whether the landing point would go wrong, he just carried a few barrels of different types of gasoline and diesel, and planned to go back to test the effect with the generator on the side of the ruins portal.

It turns out that Roland and Jimmy's discussion is still very necessary, because the generator fuel in the dark tower world is exhausted, and the portal has no energy to start, even if Roland enters the number of the opposite portal, it actually does not fall in front of the portal, but deviates a lot, but it is still within a few kilometers around the ruins, which is relatively good, at least he doesn't need to carry so much oil back and forth.

Back at the ruins, Roland compared the oil he brought with him with the oil left there, the diesel here was similar to the oil stored there, so out of intuition, he directly added the barrel of diesel fuel to the generator fuel tank and tried to start it, although it could start normally, but there was not much oil, so it didn't last long before stopping.

After that, he used the fuel left there to start the generator again, and only started to return after charging the portal, but this time the harvest was quite large, and he planned to get some more to send over after he returned.

In addition, they also found a situation, when the energy of the portals on both sides is there, the portal can actually be opened continuously, which means that next time there is no need for Roland to carry a bunch of things, you can put it on a small cart and push it directly.

It's just that the plan can't keep up with the change, and after the birth of little Liam, Roland's round-trip plan was forced to be terminated, and he could just rest here for a while.

Since James and Tom are here, Jimmy will definitely not let them leave immediately, and little Liam's baptism time is approaching, and it just so happens that they will also participate as elders.

The service of the medical center is still very good, they notified Nya in advance to take the child to the hospital for examination, and vaccinated Liam according to the plan, until it was confirmed that everything was normal, and the time for little Liam's baptism was finalized.

On the day of the baptism, Jimmy drove Nia and little Liam from Brooklyn to Staten Island early in the morning, while the others went on their own. St. Andrew's Church is a well-known location, so don't worry about these people not finding a place.

The church was solemn, Nia was holding little Liam, and Jimmy was standing beside her, feeling an incomparable joy and a sacred atmosphere, apparently Father White had done some work in advance, which Jimmy had not felt when he came over before, that is, when he married Nia.

As for going further than this environment, only when Jimmy was joined by Father White and several others to perform an exorcism ritual, that is, at that time, Jimmy completely merged with the black rainbow.

However, this environment still makes Jimmy's heart beat a little, Father White, they probably don't just want to have a solemn environment, it is likely that little Liam will be ready to test little Liam's compatibility with the Holy Light from now on.

Father White communicated with Jimmy in advance, this ceremony will not be like the large baptismal ceremony held by those rich people to do too many ceremonial things, those things are decorations, fooling some people, it seems that there are a lot of priests and church personnel on the scene, the church is decorated with various religious utensils and the like, it seems that the church attaches great importance to it, but it is actually useless.

In a place like St. Andrew's Church, it is enough to maintain the usual simplicity.

Father White and Father Rodney looked different from their usual appearances in white priesthoods and shawls, with small white melon hats on their heads, bracelets around their wrists, a cross hanging underneath, and an old Bible in their hands.

Father Rodney walked up to the altar, and Nia and Jimmy carried Liam to Father Rodney, who smiled and looked at the new life in front of him with solemn and kind eyes.

Little Liam didn't cry at all, which also made Jimmy relieved, after all, this was the first time that little Liam was born in a crowded place, and no one knew what would happen to this little guy, in case he couldn't stop crying, it would be troublesome.

Fr. Rodney looked around for a week before he began to speak about the meaning and importance of baptism, his voice gentle and solemn, completely different from what he usually does: "Today we are here not only to celebrate the baptism of a new life, but also because of a deeper commitment. As Liam's godfather, I am deeply honored and responsible. Today, I baptize him not only as a priest, but also as a spiritual guide and guardian of his life, guiding him on the path of faith. ”

He turned to Jimmy and Nia and said gently, "Jimmy and Nia, will you commit to raising Liam in faith and guiding him to the path of love and light?" ”

"We do." Jimmy and Nia replied firmly.

Fr. Rodney continued: "Liam, I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. ”

Father Rodney took the baptismal disc, carefully scooped up the holy water from the basin of holy water, gently dripped it on Liam's forehead, then drew a cross and continued: "Liam, may you thrive under God's love and protection. May this water wash away all sin and uncleanness from you, and make your heart as pure as a white lamb. ”

During the ceremony, Fr. Rodney also recited a prayer to God to bless Liam, and he gently stroked little Liam's head to convey divine blessings.

After the baptism, Father Rodney gently picked up Liam from Nia's arms and faced the crowd in the church, his voice softer: "As Liam's godfather, I promise that I will be with him in his life's journey, not only as his spiritual guide, but also as his guardian and advisor, both in faith and in life's challenges and joys." ”

When he had finished speaking, Nia reached out to take the child back, and Father Rodney glanced at little Liam in his arms, and suddenly raised his voice again and said:

"As a godfather, I will do everything in my power to help Liam thrive in his faith and guide him on the path of justice and goodness."

"As a godfather, I pray for God's grace that Liam's heart will always be pure and filled with God's love."

"As a godfather, I will do everything in my power to provide Liam with the teaching and ongoing support of the faith, so that he can find strength and guidance in his faith. I am confident that God's grace and love will always protect Liam and guide him to a future full of joy and blessings. ”

After saying this, Father Rodney put the child back in Nia's arms, but his eyes were still fixed on little Liam, as if he had found something.

However, this episode did not affect the ceremony, and Fr. Rodney specially invited everyone to bless Liam and his family: "Let us pray together that the grace and guidance of God will always be with Liam. ”

At the end of the ceremony, Father Rodney walked down the altar and came to Father White, Jimmy and Nia walked to the others with their children in their arms, everyone laughed around them, looked carefully at the little one in Nia's arms, Kevin and they would reach out to tease him, little Liam seemed to know that the occasion was not suitable for crying, giggling a little unrecognizantly, and a little trying to reach for other people's fingers.

Father White and Father Rodney did not return to the common room, but stood there and looked at Jimmy and them, and after a moment, Father White asked softly, "What just happened?" ”

Father Rodney put his hand to cover his mouth and said softly, "I had a bit of a dangerous feeling when I was holding little Liam just now, it seems that someone is staring at me, but I don't know what is going on. Now gone, I don't notice the source. ”

Father White didn't speak, just smiled and nodded slightly.

Father Rodney beckoned to a young priest next to him, and the young priest came over with a box from the side, and Father Rodney opened the box and took out a gold cross necklace from inside, the necklace was silver, the cross had some letters and patterns on it, and there was a small ruby at the top.

While Jimmy was scattered, he walked over and handed the cross necklace to Jimmy as a gift from the godfather to little Liam. (End of chapter)