The Child As A Miracle

On the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the philosophical and legal controversy continues among the people of the United States. Realizing a common ground regarding the issues related to Roe v. Wade may, or may not, become a reality, at least in the foreseeable future. However, speaking as a child advocate, I sincerely hope that we as a people can come to agreement on the miraculousness nature of childbirth and childhood. Wherever you stand on the Roe v. Wade decision, I hope that we are of one voice regarding the unequivocal nature and value of all life, especially that of a child.

"The child must know that he is a miracle,

that since the beginning of the world there hasn’t been,

and until the end of the world there will not be,

 another child like him."

~Pablo Casals

Thy life is a miracle!

~King Lear

When A Child Is Born

A ray of hope flickers through the sky,

A tiny star lights up, way up high.

All across the land dawns a brand new morn’.

This comes to pass, when a child is born.

A silent wish sails the seven seas.

The winds of change whisper in the trees,

And the walls of doubt crumble fast and torn.

This comes to pass, when a child is born.

A rosy hue settles all around.

You’ve got the feel you’re on solid ground.

For a spell or two no-one seems forlorn.

This comes to pass, when a child is born.

And all this happens, because the world is waiting,

Waiting for one child; black, white, yellow? No-one knows.

But a child that’ll grow up and change tears to laughter,

Hate to love, war to peace and everyone to everyone’s neighbour

And misery and suffering will be words

That will be forgotten forever.

It’s all a dream and illusion now,

It must come true, sometime soon somehow.

All across the land dawns a brand-new morn’.

This comes to pass, when a child is born.

~F. Jay