We watched a movie the other night. It was recommended to us by someone. I would *not* recommend it! I found it depressing and violent and not the greatest story! It was called 'Children of Men'. But there was one redeeming moment in the whole movie that summed up what this adoption means to us.
For those that are not aware what this movie is about - it is 2027 and there have been no children born since 2009. A young woman is pregnant and it is up to this man to get her to a safe place where she can have her baby. The last 'youngest' person ended up getting killed. He was basically idolized because he was 'Baby Diego', even though he was 18 years old. The future would not be good for this baby.
Very near the end of this movie when the scene is similar to that of a civil war, the girl is walking through the war zone carrying this 'just born' baby. It is crying, and as she walks by people they reach for her and try to touch the baby. People follow her.
Soldiers come running in, waving guns and shooting, and then suddenly, when they hear this baby, they stop dead and say, "Cease fire! Cease fire!" The soldiers take on these reverent expressions as one by one they show their feelings. Some remove their berets out of respect, one drops to his knees, others make the sign of the cross on their chest. Their emotion is evident.
The moment is a holy moment. This scene shows the 'holiness' of the child. This child is their only hope for a future.
It was a remarkable scene. It opens a person's eyes to show what the world would be like without children. No hope. No future. No tomorrow.
Each child in this world should be a wanted child. They are all our hope for the future.
For those that are not aware what this movie is about - it is 2027 and there have been no children born since 2009. A young woman is pregnant and it is up to this man to get her to a safe place where she can have her baby. The last 'youngest' person ended up getting killed. He was basically idolized because he was 'Baby Diego', even though he was 18 years old. The future would not be good for this baby.
Very near the end of this movie when the scene is similar to that of a civil war, the girl is walking through the war zone carrying this 'just born' baby. It is crying, and as she walks by people they reach for her and try to touch the baby. People follow her.
Soldiers come running in, waving guns and shooting, and then suddenly, when they hear this baby, they stop dead and say, "Cease fire! Cease fire!" The soldiers take on these reverent expressions as one by one they show their feelings. Some remove their berets out of respect, one drops to his knees, others make the sign of the cross on their chest. Their emotion is evident.
The moment is a holy moment. This scene shows the 'holiness' of the child. This child is their only hope for a future.
It was a remarkable scene. It opens a person's eyes to show what the world would be like without children. No hope. No future. No tomorrow.
Each child in this world should be a wanted child. They are all our hope for the future.
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WOW! A world without children. I am really moved by this thought. I often think about how Islamic woman have 12 children on average and that Christians have 2. We need to do our part! Who will be a light in this world? Who will share Christ with the lost world? It is our duty to raise Godly children.
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