This post is a thought I wrote five months ago but I want to post it to save it and make it available to all the family.
7 July 2011
Last night our dear daughter, Nicole, was delivered of a
beautiful baby boy, her first. Nicole is
a sweet young woman who is dedicated to all that is good, who has spend years
dreaming and imagining what it would be like to give birth to her first child. She was not afraid, but anxious to experience
what God had ordained for mothers.
Nicole's desire was not fulfilled as she had hoped. The delivery had to be Cesarean. I imagine she was disappointed, perhaps
discouraged or even angry that her birthing experience had to take this
artificial turn. She might have felt in
her heart; "Why did Heavenly Father let this happen to me when He knows
the desires of my heart?" "Why
didn't God intervene in my case?"
Why didn't God intervene?
Who oversaw the invention of stainless steel? Who taught men to refine and polish it to
scalpel sharpness? Who inspired the
development of incredible anesthetics that allow once life-threatening procedures
to be nearly painless? Who trains men
and women in the skills needed to perform live-saving measures such as Cesarean
delivery?
God intervened. He
took over in mercy and in wisdom to save both mother and child from what could
have been a horrific disaster. God is in
control. He allows terrible suffering,
it is true, but He also answers prayers, and saves.
We confess God's hand in all things and thank him for
intervening, as he so often does, to bless our family.
I am sorry I didn't know you had a blog. Thanks for including me and Ned in your thoughts!
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