Miracles and Prayers

If you're in the mood for a miracle, click the "MckMiracle" button on my sidebar, settle in, and read the past 4 or 5 months worth of MckMama's entries regarding the newest of her "MSC" (Many Small Children). MckMuffin was born last week, and while every birth seems like a miracle to me, this one was "especially special". Here's what MckMama has to say about her new little Mck...

"MckMuffin is our sweet newborn son S! In the womb, he was diagnosed with heart failure: premature atrial contractions at 20 weeks; supraventricular tachycardia, hydrops, and intermittent advanced secondary heart block at 23 weeks; and enlargement of the heart at 32 weeks. When the doctors told us at 24 weeks that our very ill baby would surely die, we chose to give our son completely to God, for He alone knows best. We have not stopped praising our Lord since then, for MckMuffin was healed and was born a well and whole full-term baby!!"

Really, how cool is that? IF she and her husband had listened to the wisdom of man, they could have "terminated the pregnancy" because it surely didn't seem "viable". But they held on to God, and more prayers than any of us can count flooded Heaven for this sweet mama and her precious cargo. And now, we all get to witness what doctors cannot explain but we completely believe--our God is mighty to save!

Speaking of miracles and prayer... I'm praying throughout the night as the presidential election is in it's final hours. NOT for one candidate to win over the other; I believe that God has sifted it all through His hands already. What I'm praying for is that I, along with Christians everywhere, will lay it all down before Him and simply be able to say "Your will be done, not mine". God sees so much farther down the road than me, and He knows that things can always work together for the good, IF we love Him and are obedient to His will. I don't presume to understand why some things happen, but I know that usually, in looking back, it all makes sense. So, for tonight, I simply pray for peace and unity for all of us.