When inward groaning anticipates the cry of new birth the joy
anticipated is the hope that endures even if the labor is long and difficult.
Even in our weakness, when confused and conflicted our patience wears thin and
we know not what to pray, God intercedes for us. Sighs too deep for words match
our deepest need breath for breath so that fed by the first fruits of the
Spirit our hearts are lifted from despair. In that way the future adoption that
is the redemption of our mortal bodies can be known in the present even as a
kick in the womb allows expectant parents to imagine the life of the new born
they await. Here and not yet – that is the nature this pregnant pause before we
know fully the full fruit of the eternal tomorrow.
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