Thursday, April 24, 2008
Extraordinary Mothers’ Day For Local Woman
I was staring at a miracle. Through the plastic window of the incubator I admired Jeremiah as he slept. Weighing in at two pounds, three ounces, and measuring fourteen inches long, he was the smallest human being I had ever laid eyes on. He could have rested comfortably in the palm of my hand. As my wife and I stood with his mother, we expressed our amazement. We all knew that Jeremiah was alive only because of a series of genuine miracles and the hard work of many diligent people in the medical profession. God and mankind, working together, saved the life of an eternal soul.
Several weeks earlier Jeremiah’s identical twin had died in his mother’s womb. Because the twins shared one umbilical cord, and since his brain, heart and lungs had been in great duress, the doctors had warned his parents that he would most likely die within a few days of his sibling. The situation was serious. The only reasonable thing to do was to pray for a miracle. His parents and their friends and acquaintances asked God to intervene. As a result, over the next few months, God did a series of medical miracles for which He was now receiving all the glory. After only 25 weeks in the womb, Jeremiah had dropped into position and slipped bravely out into a dangerous world.
With much diligent parenting and many more prayers, Jeremiah, his parents, and his three sisters have pushed through to a life of normalcy. Jeremiah passed a major milestone a couple of weeks ago - he was taken off the last of his medications. Soon he will be ready to leave his home and venture out into the real world. All of this, just in time for Mothers’ Day.
Many families will be celebrating Mother’s day on May 11th, but few will have such a story to tell as Jeremiah’s parents. He will attend church for the first time in his life this Mothers’ Day, and his mother and father will be publicly sharing the details of their extraordinary journey. They will be celebrating the many challenging events they encountered and the obvious divine interventions they witnessed. It will be a time when many friends and family will once again stand in awe at the God who makes all births possible. It will be a time when they will pause to consider the power of a praying mother and father. Many prayers of thanksgiving will be offered up to the God who still does the impossible.
Perhaps you and your family are facing circumstances that are beyond your control. Maybe you need a miracle. God is still in the miracle business. Prayer still works. Jeremiah is living proof.
Several weeks earlier Jeremiah’s identical twin had died in his mother’s womb. Because the twins shared one umbilical cord, and since his brain, heart and lungs had been in great duress, the doctors had warned his parents that he would most likely die within a few days of his sibling. The situation was serious. The only reasonable thing to do was to pray for a miracle. His parents and their friends and acquaintances asked God to intervene. As a result, over the next few months, God did a series of medical miracles for which He was now receiving all the glory. After only 25 weeks in the womb, Jeremiah had dropped into position and slipped bravely out into a dangerous world.
With much diligent parenting and many more prayers, Jeremiah, his parents, and his three sisters have pushed through to a life of normalcy. Jeremiah passed a major milestone a couple of weeks ago - he was taken off the last of his medications. Soon he will be ready to leave his home and venture out into the real world. All of this, just in time for Mothers’ Day.
Many families will be celebrating Mother’s day on May 11th, but few will have such a story to tell as Jeremiah’s parents. He will attend church for the first time in his life this Mothers’ Day, and his mother and father will be publicly sharing the details of their extraordinary journey. They will be celebrating the many challenging events they encountered and the obvious divine interventions they witnessed. It will be a time when many friends and family will once again stand in awe at the God who makes all births possible. It will be a time when they will pause to consider the power of a praying mother and father. Many prayers of thanksgiving will be offered up to the God who still does the impossible.
Perhaps you and your family are facing circumstances that are beyond your control. Maybe you need a miracle. God is still in the miracle business. Prayer still works. Jeremiah is living proof.
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