With each season I walk through, there are a couple of things that seem to continually take on new levels of meaning. 1) Life is precious. 2) Life is fleeting.
Currently, most of my friends are married or on their way. Many have children. A few of my friends are single.
As the due date for my own baby approaches, my wife and I are especially aware of babies around us, babies and young parents that we know. My job allows me to pay attention to Legislation at the state level in my State.... there are currently several bills specifically addressing harm to an unborn child. One bill allows for a murder charge to be brought against someone who's abusive actions cause the death of an unborn child (not withstanding lawful abortions) . Another increases the penalty of killing or battering a pregnant woman... (its an attempt to maintain the illusion that an unborn child is somehow not a person). These things remind me of the value of my wife and my baby. They make me feel ferociously defensive of them.
I recently heard of a couple that lost their 3 day old baby. Their baby died. They didn't even have a chance to know him. It's hard to fathom an experience like that. It reminds me that life is fleeting.
Tonight I heard that someone I care about has had second miscarriage. It hurts my heart to know these things.
Life is precious. Life if fleeting
I would suggest that the pain is also tied directly to our sense of eternity and our sense of God.
ReplyDeleteRick Joyner's book "The Final Quest" contains a comment about pain. Basically, pain is what tells us something is wrong. God is truth, God is all that is right... anything less than God is imperfect, wrong... pain. Pain tells us that we are away from God.. that we are trapped, in some way, apart from His perfect eternity.
Also consider loss in the light of eternity... If something is lost forever... that is a great loss indeed.
Pain is one of God's greatest gifts. It is a very extension of His Love. If we didn't hurt, we would know that anything was wrong.. or that there was something greater.