Delivered
April 2, 2009
A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. John 16:21
Deliver: to formally hand over, to launch or aim, to provide something promised or expected, to give birth to. From the Latin de ‘away’ + ‘liberare ’set free.’
A baby is born. An idea is birthed. A task is completed. A book written. The bows are taken. The business is launched. What has been a long, arduous, and often painful process is now complete. Though you have been tense throughout the delivery process - the moment’s here now. It’s done. You’ve crossed the finish line and there is that exhale of relief, and exhilaration: a sense of accomplishment - even if you had to limp over that line!
You check to see if all of the ‘fingers and toes’ are present. In some cases the baby’s a bit premature and must have constant care to survive. A few people discover that they had more than one baby inside of them!
You think to yourself, “I can’t believe I was that stressed! I can’t believe I worried so much over this, that I was so cranky and irritable. Did I really curse the father out? Did I really want to give up?” Hey! Look at my baby!!!!
This beautiful natural or spiritual baby that grew inside me has been launched: free to grow, free to leave a legacy, free to change the world. An unspeakable joy comes immediately, because something has been created through us that never existed before!
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Thank you. I heard you and your group in Denver this last weekend. And thank you, Sherman, for speaking on behalf of men. So many women commented about that………the love and value that they felt.
I still hear the music.
blessings,
rhonda