“I knew you even before you were conceived” Jeremiah 1:4
A couple of weeks ago, a local Pro-Life pregnancy center came to educate the youth group at our Church. I was asked to share my pregnancy in a sonogram to help show them what a baby looks like in the womb. Although I was a little nervous in sharing such an intimate moment, I hoped this opportunity would help influence in some way these young adults. Even though this is my third pregnancy, seeing life before my eyes is truly one of God’s miracles and one that never gets old.
To give you a little background, I had a very close friend of mine in High School that got pregnant. I remember her telling me the only way out was to have an abortion. It was a very difficult decision she needed to make and under the circumstances she felt abortion was her only option. I would give anything to go back in time and help her make a different choice. If I only knew what I know today, I would have done everything in my power to help her keep that baby. When I look back at that time in my life, I wonder if we would have been better equipped had there been education and awarenss available like there is today.
There were over a hundred teens in the church. As I laid there on the table (In case your wondering, it was screened off for my privacy) and listened to their sighs of amazement every time the group watched my baby move, I couldn’t help but feel my eyes start to water. And then she asked me if I knew what I was having. I swallowed with a lump in my throat and with a huge sigh I said no. I knew Russell would be upset if I found out without him. (Please don’t judge, I was in a very tricky situation) The room filled with loud screams as they anxiously wanted to know the sex of the baby. As the noise got louder, I knew what I had to do. When she said it was a boy, the whole room filled with laughter and excitement. It was like we had just won the lottery! It was one of the most amazing moments I have ever shared, one that I will never regret.
When she asked the group if anyone had seen a live sonogram, only seven raised their hands. The woman presenting that night said 90% of women who see a sonogram will choose life for their unborn baby.
Technology has come so far in the last 10 years. We all know life is precious, but to see the life of a baby unfold in the silence of a woman’s body is God’s most miraculous miracles. One of my favorite quotes that I have come across as a mother is by Mother Teresa; she said “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies”. I pray there are many unborn lives that will be saved through the simple truth that was revealed that night. May God continue to help all of us see the sanctity of life in every situation.
“I knit you together in your mother’s womb you are fearfully and wonderfully made”. Psalms 139
