Two-Month-Old Baby Girl Rescued From Water: A Story of Depravity and Mercy
Don't know if you heard of this story out of Brazil where a couple found a two-month-old baby girl in the water tide up in a plastic bag. The bag was apparently prevented from sinking because of a small log it was found resting on. Miraculously, the baby was just fine.
I continue to be amazed and saddened at the depth of our depravity as human beings. There seems to be absolutely nothing we won't do. The mother denied throwing the child in, but said she gave the baby away to homeless people because she couldn't take care of it. Try and follow the logic here: woman can't take care of child, so decides, hey, I'll give her to some HOMELESS people who are in a much better position to care for my little girl than I am. There seems to have been an error of judgement on several levels there.
Beyond that, though, is the state of the soul of the one who could tie up a baby in a plastic bag like so much garbage and toss it in a lake. Of course, I don't understand how anyone could cut a baby from a mother's womb, but that's another issue...or is it? I suppose it all speaks to our value (or devaluement) of human life. Frankly, it's all pretty pathetic and depraved.
Lord, please help us.
The rescue was caught on tape and can be viewed here.
I continue to be amazed and saddened at the depth of our depravity as human beings. There seems to be absolutely nothing we won't do. The mother denied throwing the child in, but said she gave the baby away to homeless people because she couldn't take care of it. Try and follow the logic here: woman can't take care of child, so decides, hey, I'll give her to some HOMELESS people who are in a much better position to care for my little girl than I am. There seems to have been an error of judgement on several levels there.
Beyond that, though, is the state of the soul of the one who could tie up a baby in a plastic bag like so much garbage and toss it in a lake. Of course, I don't understand how anyone could cut a baby from a mother's womb, but that's another issue...or is it? I suppose it all speaks to our value (or devaluement) of human life. Frankly, it's all pretty pathetic and depraved.
Lord, please help us.
The rescue was caught on tape and can be viewed here.
Labels: David C. Price
posted by DAVID C. PRICE at 1/31/2006 07:45:00 AM
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2 Comments:
There was a time when a story like this would be shocking. Now it is all too familiar. I think this is evidence of a world that has become extremely self-centered and yet still is unfulfilled. This underscores the importance of sharing Jesus with the world. Thank you for this post.
My wife and I saw this story on the news and were just horrified. It is absolutely mind-blowing that someone could do that. We were talking about it together, and we realized that people were not all that surprised because there really isn't any difference between this and having an abortion. In fact, "that poor mom with a choice" was actually able to save a few buck to help feed herself by doing it this way.
The depravity of man is so great. Thank God for his even greater grace!
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