We have seen and heard many instances where people glorify
god for the good things or miracles that happened in their lives but, what do
we do if life isn’t kind enough? What if the road we travel has several
glitches? Do we really think of God’s good will during difficult times? I
would admit, when life is simply tough
to just move on ,I complain, I feel low and I swear I wouldn’t want to walk to the podium and
speak of God’s blessings in my life that too in front of the congregation ! May
be I’d just sit behind dumb enough with a pondering mind hearing other people’s
testimonials .The last Thanksgiving service (Dec- 2013) was a lesson for life.
The reverend announced that it was time for people to share
any instance worth a “Thank you “to God. A few narrated and it was no different
except for that of a young deacon. The rest of the people stood there to thank
the almighty for something that they had already received. The young man’s story
was different. He has been working there as a deacon reporting to my dad who is
a reverend there in the same parish. The sincere man began to speak and his
words testified it. He was married for 5 years and since then they were eagerly
awaiting for the conception of a baby. He said it did not happen until the
month of September-2013 .There was pin drop silence in the church as people
were just waiting for his next words probably thinking he‘d make a positive
note and I was no exception . I knew
many were praying for him and were expecting a miracle. He paused for while and
then continued.
This was what he uttered: “All medical records claimed that we weren’t
perfectly able-bodied to carry a baby, doctors called in for a surgery which we
could not afford but then did not assure of a complete remedy! We had lost all
hope and were distressed; God looked upon us, my wife conceived in the month of
September proving all theories wrong “There were happy faces all around me.
It was after a short
pause , he continued with broken words battling his tears out “ After 60 days of early pregnancy the womb lost
its life .I stand here to thank God with
all my heart for he gave us hope that we are capable , when all medical records
failed us. I thank God for he made us feel fit and worthy to carry a baby! God
has always been good to us no matter what “.He walked away silently to his seat.
Tears rolled out on everybody’s eyes .I wept too. It was probably a sad thing
which no one would want to keep in mind .It was a disappointment. Several days
passed by and his words kept sounding in my ears and I was could not make out
why he even spoke of it that day .I was surprised to see his determination to
share this to all.
You know what , the living Lord God ,the master of the
universe, the emperor of all lives, must have been a silent listener of these
sincere words too for he could not stop doing justice to this to this young
deacon. Very soon, in the following month itself (end of Jan 2014) his wife was
confirmed with a healthy conception. It has been almost 75 days now and the
baby is healthy too beaming with signs of life and growth. God does justice. If
you walk through the same valley, do not lose hope, accept it, come what may
and continue to thank him. Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those
who wait for him! For all of us who hardly had a chance to feel the yearning
for the gift of a child in life, it is a reminder to treasure them each day as
the fruit of the womb is a reward from Him.
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