Love is....

It is difficult sometimes to understand why bad things can happen to good people on this earth. And it’s usually the people that don’t believe there is a God that ask “why does God allow evil to happen?”

I saw yesterday in church why this takes place. (The short story) A couple of years ago a family with two children was now expecting their third. Soon the family was told that the child would not survive after birth due to defects. The parents were advised to abort the child. The parents chose not to and followed through to natural birth, knowing the baby would die very soon after birth. As expected, the baby was born, lived briefly, then died. The child had the honor of being recognized by the government as a citizen with all due birthrights. The story doesn’t end here. Leaving the hospital childless was emotional for the parents.

God gives experiences to believers that can endure the difficulties. This family is one example. They have felt the need to reach out to families that now and will in the future go through the same pain. They are in contact with virtually every area hospital when this may happen. They will provide a birth scrapbook and a stuffed bear to families to help ease the pain for the childless parents.

I am a “John-Wayne-don’t-show-your-emotion” type of person. It takes a lot for me to cry publicly. (Or listening to “Butterfly Kisses”) Listening to their presentation had me in tears. Firstly, it makes me so thankful for the perfect health of all of my children. Second, it is amazing to see God working through the lives of people. And this really is God actively interacting with mankind.
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