God’s name is revealed, but so too is the name of the person being baptized. God now has a way of getting our attention: He can call us by name. Since the Mystery of Baptism often takes place in early childhood, the young person’s awareness of this relationship may not be particularly vivid. In childhood, the whole of life is a mystery, and the relationship with God is just one part of that. Awareness of it may lie dormant for a number of years. However, when the difficulties of life become a more