The Birth

Today there was a birth. A new life came into the world screaming and wailing and very perturbed at this new some what unpleasant environment.

Expectancy. Nine long months of waiting. Wondering of what the new little one was to be. Anticipating the thought of holding the tiny fragile bundle. Fearing of the becoming of parents and all that entails. The excitement of family and friends who eagerly ask about the joyous arrival.

Then its here. The labor.

The work. Hours of it and then in a few seconds a baby comes into the world.

There is not just a birth of a baby, but a birth of a mother. A woman who all her life has cuddled babies and wondered what it would be like to hold her own. Now in her arms is the baby she carried close to her heart. Her baby that she prayed for. The baby she will pray for the rest of her life even when it has long outgrown its baby shoes.

The man lets go of the hand that gripped his hand fiercely during those long hours. In his work worn hands he grasps his tiny son. With the birth of the mother there is the birth of the father. Gently and firmly this man will bring up his child to adulthood. By his father the child will be taught many things, but most importantly the child will be taught love.This man will love the child's mother and show the child what love really is.

Together the new parents marvel over the baby who they brought into the world. Together they thank the God in heaven. The God who saw fit to bless them with this child. The God who will watch over this child for the rest of it's life. The God who will be there when the child finds out the world is cruel. The God who will comfort when the child finds out what death is. The God who will protect this child from things of which the parents may never know had threatened their child .

The God who will guide this child in His ways when the child decides to follow the one and only God for the rest of his life.

Today there was a birth not just of a baby, but a mother and a father. Two lives forever changed and one life just beginning its legacy, all because of the handiwork of God.