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"We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death; but an early grave may be the shortest way to heaven."
- Tryon Edwards
Source: - _Instant Quotation Dictionary_, p. 149.
Topics/Tags: Death; Grief; Eternal life; Infants
Your world is dark, safe, secure. You are bathed in warm liquid, cushioned from shock. You do nothing for yourself; you are fed automatically, and a murmuring heartbeat assures you that someone larger than you fills all your needs. Your life consists of simple waiting--you're not sure what to wait for, but any change seems far away and scary. You meet no sharp objects, no pain, no threatening adventures. A fine existence.
One day you feel a tug. The walls are falling in on you. Those soft cushions are now pulsing and beating against you, crushing you downwards. Your body is bent double, your limbs twisted and wrenched. You're falling, upside down. For the first time in your life, you feel pain. You're in a sea of rolling matter. There is more pressure, almost too intense to bear. Your head is squeezed flat, and you are pushed harder, harder into a dark tunnel. Oh, the pain. Noise. More pressure.
You hurt all over. You hear a groaning sound and an awful, sudden fear rushes in on you. It is happening--your world is collapsing. You're sure it's the end. You see a piercing, blinding light. Cold, rough hands pull at you. A painful slap. Waaahhhh!
Congratulations! You've just been born!
Source: page 202 Living on the Ragged Edge by Charles Swindoll (pages 179-183 Where is God When It Hurts? by Philip Yancey)
"Here's a King," announced a 3-year-old as he unwrapped a figurine
from his parents' new Christmas nativity scene.
"And here's a donkey," he added as he continued unpacking.
Removing tissue from the statue of the infant Jesus, molded permanantly in the manger, the toddler exclaimed, "And here's baby Jesus in his car seat!!"
Source: Nancy Wolfinger
Topics/Tags: Christmas; Children; Jesus, the christ; Infants
BABIES' BELLY BUTTONS
Little Billy asked little Tammy how babies get their belly buttons.
Little Tammy answered: "Well, when God finishes making little babies, He lines them all up in a row. Then he walks along in front of them, and pokes each one in the tummy with his finger, and says, "YOU'RE done. YOU'RE done. And YOU'RE done."
Source: unknown
Topics/Tags: Children; God, creator; Infants
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