Do you realize that babies are some of the most watched humans on the face of the earth? Just about everyone loves to watch a baby, to see them look up and smile into a face that is gazing intently, beaming, as it watches a new life demonstrate itself.
Some of the watching though, is based in fear. Fear that the new life has ended. A worried mother or father pauses in the doorway of the nursery and listens and watches intently to see that there is still a rise and fall of the chest, that the whisper of baby's breath continues, that there are still signs of life in the night.
In physical life we know that these fears are not totally unfounded, although perhaps a bit alarmic, and that a good majority of babies will grow and mature and become toddlers, and children, then teens, continuing to adulthood. This is the normal progression of life. It is to be expected, but what drags us away from that hopeful expectation is fear.
Opposite to this fear which destroys hope, is love. The love of God is upon us. Our spiritual development is secure because of the love of God in Jesus Christ. There is no need to watch for signs of life in others in order to determine the continued evidence of life or growth. Within the love of God, we see that the signs of life are given as signs to ourselves, that we are made truly alive by the one who gives life!
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