This is an excerpt from my Grandmothers Bible written by Fern Nichols
"It was an intense, desperate prayer meeting as we grandmas cried out to the Lord in response to a friend's prayer request. Her pregnant daughter was carrying a son who had a fatal defect and would not live to full term. "O LORD," we prayed "please grant Your peace to this precious couple, peace that passes all understanding. Help them to trust You. Let them know that You have a plan and that everything You do is to bring You glory"
Week after week we prayed. Later we received a letter the couple wrote to family and friends:
At the time we found out, the pain was insurmountable. Although we knew we would get through it, we did not know how. What we did know was that God had control of this little life.
God delivered Dominic on February 5th, two months shy of his due date. The moment he was born, the nurse gave him to me right away. I was overcome with intense sorrow. Then something unexplainable happened. After a couple of minutes of weeping, I opened my eyes and saw how wonderful this child was. I saw his beautiful hands, his blue eyes and his little tongue. I had never seen anything so precious in all my life.
We do not think of our experience as the result of our fallen world, a mistake or even a regret. When we saw how much Dominic looked like his earthly father, we were reminded of how we are made in the image of our heavenly Father. Nothing God creates is bad or a mistake. Our son was and is perfect, and God's plan for his life was fulfilled.
God answered the prayers of a praying group of grandmothers - exceedingly, abundantly above and beyond what we could have ever imagined!" Fern Nichols
Let us never underestimate the power of prayer. God doesn't always answer the way we would like or in a way we understand, but He always answers in the way that is best and fulfills His glorious plan. Praise Him in all circumstances, at all times, for all things!
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