She Was Born

We are celebrating in these days the birthday of my wife,  Ann Blackley Wall.  She was born.  There is something in the word “birth” that seems so ordinary.  In this big world,  births take place somewhere all the time in all sorts of places.  If you are on social media, you see reminders of birthdays of friends most everyday.  If you are a news junkie and you keep up with celebrity birthdays, there is always some famous or fabulous person who was born on that day.  While births seem ordinary, there is something about witnessing a birth that is not anything ordinary.  What a miracle it is to gaze at the tiny fingers, face, and feet of a new-born child, grandchild, niece, nephew, and the like.     Psalm 139:14 declares,  “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;  your works are wonderful,  I know that full well.”  When I gaze at a new-born child,  my cup overflows with the meaning of those words knowing that child is “fearfully and wonderfully made.”   While births may seem so ordinary, there is nothing ordinary about seeing a newborn. 

Ann Blackley Wall, the beautiful woman that is my wife, was born.   I like to say that holidays and special events are about emphasizing something that we should remember and give thanks for all the time.   For example,  we pause on July 4^th to remember our independence and freedoms when we should be grateful for  them all the time.    On Christmas,  we remember and celebrate that Christ was born and the “word became flesh”  when we should celebrate that all the time.      In these days,  I celebrate and give thanks that my wife,  Ann Blackley, was born.     The birth of anyone and everything is a holy, blessed experience. How blessed this world and particularly my world is for the fact that Ann Blackley Wall was born.

My Mom used to like to say “the alternative to birthdays is not a good one”.     Surely there is someone in your life that is having a birthday soon that is a blessing to you.  Do let them know.  Everyone appreciates being appreciated.   Have a joy-filled birthday, Ann Blackley Wall, from a husband who loves you.   Have a joy-filled week,  my friends.-  Pastor Randy Wall

Prayer:    Lord God, thank you for the gift of life that you offer to one and all.  Give me a grateful heart to give thanks for gift of the lives of those near and dear to me;  through Christ our Lord.  Amen.