This Precious Life

Baby Ethan is quite fun to handle these days. He spends almost all his waking hour lying in a bouncer. When he sees a familiar face peering at him, he will coo, gurgle and bubble a happy greeting. What a well-mannered baby!

Last week, I was down with the cold and I worried that he might catch it from me. His father said that exposure to germs may help strengthen his immune system, but his shirt says, “If I don’t sleep, nobody sleeps!” If baby Ethan were to catch a cold, there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth among the adult women in this house, I am sure of it.

I tried to imagine what Ethan would think if he were to catch a cold. He would probably not understand why he is feeling this great discomfort in his body. He might believe that if we love him, we would have prevented him from feeling this pain. He might think that his suffering is proof that nobody cares about him. But, he would be wrong. Whether or not he is having a cold, his parents, and aunt and caregiver and grandparents love him just the same. They may get exasperated and impatient if he were to scream and cry all through the night, but they would try even harder to comfort him. However, in the midst of his discomfort, he may not even realize all the comforting he is receiving.

God who tends to us
God will tend his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young.
- Isaiah 40:11

God who comforts us
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

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