Baptism date coincidence

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I was confirmed at the age of 14 but had never been baptised (a long story). When I was asked, some 25 years later, if I would be willing to become an administrator of the chalice at my church, I was pleased and honoured but confessed the omission in my spiritual history. My priest explained the situation to the bishop and it was decided that I should be baptised and then re-confirmed as soon as the bishop could find a slot in his busy schedule. This turned out to be 14th December of that year. When I came to file the certificate I had been given, I asked my husband if he still had the record of his baptism which was performed, more traditionally, when he was a baby. He searched for some time, then produced a certificate which stated that the date of his baptism was also 14th December. God moves in mysterious ways!
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:27:40 +0000Coincidence ID:4037