We've Only Just Begun
Many years ago, I had the privilege of singing this song at a second cousins wedding. It would make a good theme for life!! We've Only Just Begun, Karen Carpenter--brings back some memories!! But really, I have been thinking of plans, of making choices that affect the very heart of who we are, both in terms of birth and wee babies and in the broader sense of life. With childbirth, there is that sense of new beginnings, of new life, one that is entrusted to us, one where we have to make wise choices so we can guide this child to a full adult life, one of contribution and involvement and their own personal fulfillment.
This morning, over tea and muffins, there was again an opportunity to share excitement and fear, concern and anticipation. Birth, new life, new beginnings, a lifetime, the whole road ahead. And we have no idea! But we are called to be faithful, to trust. Choices presented to us need to be answered one at a time, not all at once. Decisions need not be overwhelming, but instead give us a chance to define what really matters to us. Living in the moment, a motto for childbirth, is easy to say but difficult to do. In childbirth, as in life, our very purpose, our very insights into who we are as an individual and as a couple help us to see down the road.
Once again, I am humbled by the opportunity to be a part of this life changing event. I am grateful for being invited to witness this most intimate of occasions. My hope and prayer is that all I do and say will be somehow used to make the experience all it can be, not just to live up to expectations, but to enhance them and provide even more.
By now, you may have finished the song, it's lyrics still ringing quietly in your memory. But I am reminded that every day we are given this opportunity, a new beginning, a new morning, a new minute and that we have only just begun! And I am grateful.
This morning, over tea and muffins, there was again an opportunity to share excitement and fear, concern and anticipation. Birth, new life, new beginnings, a lifetime, the whole road ahead. And we have no idea! But we are called to be faithful, to trust. Choices presented to us need to be answered one at a time, not all at once. Decisions need not be overwhelming, but instead give us a chance to define what really matters to us. Living in the moment, a motto for childbirth, is easy to say but difficult to do. In childbirth, as in life, our very purpose, our very insights into who we are as an individual and as a couple help us to see down the road.
Once again, I am humbled by the opportunity to be a part of this life changing event. I am grateful for being invited to witness this most intimate of occasions. My hope and prayer is that all I do and say will be somehow used to make the experience all it can be, not just to live up to expectations, but to enhance them and provide even more.
By now, you may have finished the song, it's lyrics still ringing quietly in your memory. But I am reminded that every day we are given this opportunity, a new beginning, a new morning, a new minute and that we have only just begun! And I am grateful.
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