jesse
I am so very very touched by the book jesse written by Pst Chris Pringle. Frankly, it's a very simple pictoral book with few words, yet the simplicity of it adds to the beauty of the whole journal. I have never had a miscarriage before, but even for me, reading the first few pages brought tears to my eyes.
Jesse was Pst Chris' firstborn who was never born. I found a statement she made so impactful and powerful. "The babies who were lost are being raised up strong and happy in heaven by the angels and they are waiting eagerly to meet their mothers in heaven one day." Tears just well up in my eyes when I read that. And I think it's such a great comfort to women who have lost their babies before, either through disease, miscarriage or abortion. It is such a great comfort to know that their babies are not forgotten and that God has saved every single one of them in heaven. I cannot imagine how it was like when God gave Pst Chris a vision of her unborn son who has grown up to be a happy adult. It must be like meeting someone she knew very well, but never really saw before.
But a question also came to my mind. Since unborn babies are raised in heaven by God, does it mean that mothers who are non believers will never get to meet their unborn babies? I think so, because they will not go to heaven. Then I am sure their unborn babies are praying hard everyday in heaven that their unsaved mothers will be saved one day so that they can be reunited.
Someone very close to me had a forced abortion many many years ago when I was still very small. She got pregnant during the time when she just went through a series of injections for Hep A and many people including some doctors told her that it's likely the baby will be abnormal because of the jabs. As a non Christian at that time, she went ahead with the abortion for fear that the baby would be problematic. I know she has never stopped blaming herself all these years. Though she didn't really blame herself for taking the jabs, but I guess deep in her heart, she never really knew if abortion was the right decision or whether the baby was really abnormal. I think I will share with her this story. I am sure she will feel so much happier knowing that her baby is waiting to see her in heaven. I will also get to see him or her in heaven.
And as I was flipping through the pages, I kept looking at my daughter joey. She is really God's gift to me. I never really appreciate how good God has been to me on this aspect because I've had such a smooth pregnancy. It seems all have been taken for granted. But as I read the story of jesse, I realised that it is truly God's goodness that joey is healthy and strong. It is the blessing of God that I have got a beautiful daughter without much complications. As I think about that, all her whining, cries and noise don't mean a single thing now. As long as she's growing strong in the Lord everyday, that's more than enough for me.
Jesse was Pst Chris' firstborn who was never born. I found a statement she made so impactful and powerful. "The babies who were lost are being raised up strong and happy in heaven by the angels and they are waiting eagerly to meet their mothers in heaven one day." Tears just well up in my eyes when I read that. And I think it's such a great comfort to women who have lost their babies before, either through disease, miscarriage or abortion. It is such a great comfort to know that their babies are not forgotten and that God has saved every single one of them in heaven. I cannot imagine how it was like when God gave Pst Chris a vision of her unborn son who has grown up to be a happy adult. It must be like meeting someone she knew very well, but never really saw before.
But a question also came to my mind. Since unborn babies are raised in heaven by God, does it mean that mothers who are non believers will never get to meet their unborn babies? I think so, because they will not go to heaven. Then I am sure their unborn babies are praying hard everyday in heaven that their unsaved mothers will be saved one day so that they can be reunited.
Someone very close to me had a forced abortion many many years ago when I was still very small. She got pregnant during the time when she just went through a series of injections for Hep A and many people including some doctors told her that it's likely the baby will be abnormal because of the jabs. As a non Christian at that time, she went ahead with the abortion for fear that the baby would be problematic. I know she has never stopped blaming herself all these years. Though she didn't really blame herself for taking the jabs, but I guess deep in her heart, she never really knew if abortion was the right decision or whether the baby was really abnormal. I think I will share with her this story. I am sure she will feel so much happier knowing that her baby is waiting to see her in heaven. I will also get to see him or her in heaven.
And as I was flipping through the pages, I kept looking at my daughter joey. She is really God's gift to me. I never really appreciate how good God has been to me on this aspect because I've had such a smooth pregnancy. It seems all have been taken for granted. But as I read the story of jesse, I realised that it is truly God's goodness that joey is healthy and strong. It is the blessing of God that I have got a beautiful daughter without much complications. As I think about that, all her whining, cries and noise don't mean a single thing now. As long as she's growing strong in the Lord everyday, that's more than enough for me.
"They cannot come to you, but you can go to them." ~ Pst Chris, jesse
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