Today is Thursday, October 20th, 2005; Karen's Korner #654
Everyone in our Sunday School class gets the opportunity to share a couple of highlights of their week with the rest of the group before we get to our lesson. Last Sunday, Judy said, "I am a new grandma!" And went on to comment about how amazing babies are, "When you look at a perfect newborn baby, how can you not believe in God!"
What's the big deal? She's not a new, new grandma; this one is #4 for her. And she is the biological mom of 5!!
But isn't it amazing, whether we are parents or grandparents; farther distance of a relative or a good friend of a family.....every birth, every baby is a GREAT BIG DEAL. Another one of God's miracles!!
And the miracles don't stop with the birth. I watch our grandson Luke (now 20 months) charging around making comments about his world. Having little hands that can move mountains, compared to a few months ago. I think, "Isn't that amazing!"
And I watch granddaughter, Molly (now 2 months), wondering if she will be doing "Luke things" in another year and a half. "Could she learn all that stuff in that amount of time?" I think. And she will.
I watch another 2 1/2 year old and wonder, "Will Luke be able to do and know all of that stuff in another 6 - 8 months?" And he will!
Amazing is the only word for it!
I wonder if God looks at us with the same kind of paternal (maternal) eyes and thinks, "Amazing!"
I think He does, because He is our Heavenly Father. He can love us and be amazed by us, even more than we can for our other family members and friends!
Psalms 139:17 & 18 simply states, "How precious it is, Lord, to realize that you are thinking about me constantly! I can't even count how many times a day your thoughts turn towards me. And when I waken in the morning, you are still thinking about me!"
Amazing; simply amazing!!
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