POSSIBLE
Aaron began to live up to his name before he was born. His parents chose a name that meant “miraculous” to remind them every day of their gratitude for the birth of their son. Like many parents, Mother and Father shared their excitement about starting a family. Night after night held each other and whisper about their future family, drifting off to embrace their shared dream. After the second year of marriage, they became concerned and went to the doctor for advice. After many tests, the doctor sat them down and hand in hand they listened to the doctor tell them, “It is impossible for you to have children.”
Doctor after doctor told them Mother and Father the same thing. Their problem was rare. Father’s sperm count was very low and Mother’s fallopian tubes were blocked. One of these problems was enough to prevent fertility but both potential parents having such problems led every doctor to say, “It is impossible for you to have children.” Mother and Father went home, held each other's hand, bowed their heads, and prayed,
“Lord, thank you for the living gifts of the possible:
Joyful hope before whose light despair flees,
Securing a pioneer spirit ready to seize,
Solutions to problems, the atonement for Chaos’ threat.
Memories of past victories, our future does whet,
Our love to grow stronger, more patient and kind,
Till beneath our family tree a miracle we find.”
Every morning before breakfast and every night before sleep, Mother and Father would hold hands and pray their prayer. For three years they prayed and they prayed, living life to the fullest, but always with one eye on heaven. One morning, a day that started like every other day, Father was sat at the table drinking his coffee and reading the newspaper, when he read the headlines;
Father read on; a scientist discovered a way to extract eggs from a woman, nurture them in a Petrie dish, fertilize the eggs with a donors sperm, and implant the fertile egg in the woman’s womb.
Four years, three months, and a day later I was placed under Mother and Father’s family tree. My name is Aaron, which means "miracle".
The story of Abraham, Sarah and the birth of Issac is a story of the possible, and the necessity of rejecting the impossible. The story of the birth of Issac may be long and very complicated, but that only emphasizes the journey of those who choose to believe in the possible. Every vision in life may not be resolved exactly like it was dreamed, but all of your life will be enhanced by living to prove the impossible is possible. This faith has the power to free slaves from many classifications of tyranny.
"And the Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken. For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him—whom Sarah bore to him—Isaac. Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. And Sarah said, 'God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.' She also said, 'Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.” Genesis 21: 1-7
Doctor after doctor told them Mother and Father the same thing. Their problem was rare. Father’s sperm count was very low and Mother’s fallopian tubes were blocked. One of these problems was enough to prevent fertility but both potential parents having such problems led every doctor to say, “It is impossible for you to have children.” Mother and Father went home, held each other's hand, bowed their heads, and prayed,
“Lord, thank you for the living gifts of the possible:
Joyful hope before whose light despair flees,
Securing a pioneer spirit ready to seize,
Solutions to problems, the atonement for Chaos’ threat.
Memories of past victories, our future does whet,
Our love to grow stronger, more patient and kind,
Till beneath our family tree a miracle we find.”
Every morning before breakfast and every night before sleep, Mother and Father would hold hands and pray their prayer. For three years they prayed and they prayed, living life to the fullest, but always with one eye on heaven. One morning, a day that started like every other day, Father was sat at the table drinking his coffee and reading the newspaper, when he read the headlines;
“BORN JULY 25, 1978, LOUISE BROWN
WORLD’S FIRST “TEST TUBE” BABY!
Four years, three months, and a day later I was placed under Mother and Father’s family tree. My name is Aaron, which means "miracle".
The story of Abraham, Sarah and the birth of Issac is a story of the possible, and the necessity of rejecting the impossible. The story of the birth of Issac may be long and very complicated, but that only emphasizes the journey of those who choose to believe in the possible. Every vision in life may not be resolved exactly like it was dreamed, but all of your life will be enhanced by living to prove the impossible is possible. This faith has the power to free slaves from many classifications of tyranny.
"And the Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken. For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him—whom Sarah bore to him—Isaac. Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. Now Abraham was one hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. And Sarah said, 'God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.' She also said, 'Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his old age.” Genesis 21: 1-7
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