God makes promises to his people, and he keeps them. We reflect on the beauty of baptism and the covenant faithfulness of our God. As His people and their children are formally initiated into the church through this sacrament, they acknowledge the promises of a covenant-making and covenant-keeping God. “And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.” (Genesis