New Life

The fleshy tint in the air and the chatter of excited parents in the background. I stand behind three OBs who were working diligently on a routine C-section. Masked, gloved, gowned, I held a sterile towel in my arms ready to "catch" the baby. Waiting, I overhear the head nurse explaining how the baby will be transferred from his mother's sterile womb into my sterile arms. I peek over the OB's shoulder to only get glimpses of the procedure. My heart steadily beating tachy. I didn't know who was more excited, the parents or me. The anticipation was unbearable.

And then... I hear a hearty baby cry. The umbilical cord was cut and clipped. And before I knew it, baby was in my arms. It was just a matter of seconds, just me and the baby. As I carried the baby, I was completely overwhelmed. Psalm 139 came to my mind:

For you formed my inward parts,
you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

The life we have is truly a privilege. Our God knows us in and out. He knows the number of every little hair we have. And despite our shortcomings and our selfish desires, He sees us as beautiful and His children.

Abba Father, thank you for your steadfast faithfulness and love to me. Thank you for calling me your child. Thank you for adopting me into your arms. Thank you for breathing NEW life in me, that I am BORN AGAIN in You.