Sacredness of Life (cont'd)

I was down at Divine Mercy's Adoration Room with my wife yesterday to spend some quiet time there with the Lord. The silence there was good as it allowed us time to reflect and most importantly, to pray. Many thoughts came to mind whilst inside the room, some are 'noises, while some are noteworthy. Hence, I decided to continue on my previous posting.

Firstly, being the Season of Lent, the suffering and crucifixion of the Lord reminded me of something. Mother Mary had followed through the entire process, silently enduring the pain of having to see her son being crucified and breathed His last at the foot of the cross when He said, "Father, into Your hands, I commend my spirit." Mother Mary knows the pain in our hearts when we witnessed the passing on of our loved ones here on earth. Indeed, she will also pray along with us for our loved ones, to comfort us.

Secondly, it also came to mind there was one occasion when I carried my baby nephew with his head close to my face. It suddenly dawned upon me that the life of a little one is so fragile and beautiful. There are evils out there lobbying for rights to destroy the fragile little lives because of selfish needs, desires and irresponsibilities. We grieve for the demise of our loved ones because we have encountered them physically, emotionally and perhaps spiritually. Hence, we feel the pain and loss when we see them go. But for the defenseless little ones, others have already come upon them to destroy them even before they are even borned, especially those lobbyists.

There is this mystery about life..from the time of conception, to being born, growing up and death. It just deserves to be treated with respect and dignity, even if it is to be a cell gradually growing into a foetus, or one who is down with illness waiting to move on to a better world. Life is beautiful..cherish it by cherishing those around you...