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Baptismal font
St. Paul’s baptismal font flows with the lifelong gift of baptism.
The design of the St. Paul baptismal font resembles the prow of a ship. Historically, much church architecture reflects this shape. Based on the Medieval Latin word navis or “ship,” a sanctuary is sometimes referred to as a “nave.”
In the Bible, water figures in the new life of creation, in the roaring flood of Noah’s ark, in the seas through which God led people from slavery into freedom.
The “naval” image is a good one for people who splash daily in the baptismal promises of God.
"We are all pencils in the hand of a writing God." ~Mother Teresa