Sitting in church on Sunday morning, for the celebration of two precious babies through their baptisms, I was aware of a) so so so many new babies in church and b) people in church who are not able (for all sorts of reasons) to have their own children.
Having been in that place, I know that sometimes I felt so jealous of those around me looking after their newborns; but at other times I felt overjoyed in the birth of another. For me it depended partly on the day (and my emotional state!) and partly on my relationship with the new parents (the closer I was to them, the easier it was to be joyful with them).
Anyway, having said all that, I read this blog post this morning on childlessness and the Gospel, about 1 Samuel 1 and how Hannah had to accept that the Lord had closed her womb. Some wise words, concluding with:
He says to us today: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9)
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