FRIDAY THOUGHT 11/13/09

November 13, 2009 on 12:23 pm | By | In Faith & Forgiveness | No Comments
Hand-picked & Special
 
One of the few times my parents agreed on anything, it was to keep me.  Seriously.  My mother’s health was precarious while she was pregnant with me, and she was told she’d die if she went to full term.  Abortion under those circumstances was legal in New York back then. 
 
I think of that story now and then and feel quite special, favored, blessed.  (BTW, Mom lived another 30 years, spreading joyful chaos every day.)  I’ve also come to realize that, while I am super special in God’s eyes, I’m really no more special than anyone else in the world. 
 
My point:  Aren’t we all hand-picked, special, chosen … not just luck-of-the-draw survivors, but personally selected by the Lord?  I’m grateful for the gift of my life — albeit battered and bruised — and for the daily mix of blessings and challenges.  I invite you to enjoy this day also, to thank the God who gave it to you, and to celebrate the special gift of your life and the lives of those around you. — jri
 
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
    before you were born I dedicated you….”
        –    Jeremiah 1:5
 

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