What will this child be?
A question posed over two
millenia ago, and yet I
see it's relevance concerning
our family's latest edition:
my sister's second baby - a son.
The name sounds strange to
my ears; along the tracks
rolls the train on the line
of tradition, yet somewhere
there was a change...
A name from outside the family.
Instead of Liam Peter, my godson
is to be named Dominic Alexander.
There's something strange going
on here; and all the signs point
the same way...this child belongs
to God, and is a defender of men.
So we knew, when a routine sonogram
saved my sister's life from a burst
appendix...without the baby, there
was no cause, rhyme, or reason for
her pain - she would have blown it
off as usual, and probably died,
Had it not been for this little baby.
And yet I wonder, with the crucifix
and rosary I have prepared for him,
if he is not the one spoken of in my
dream, long, long ago when I was told
my sister was to be mother of Peter II.
Any Catholic into Malachian prophecy
can interpret that for you, if you
wish to know; in short, Peter II is
prophesied to be the last pope before
the coming of God as Judge and King.
It all makes me wonder -
I have never forgotten this vivid
dream that occurred shortly before
I entered the convent at the age of 17.
All I can do is pray, and wait, and
watch and see...indeed, I ask myself:
What will this child be?
Author notes
All right, enough about the kid; try this, it's different:
http://allpoetry.com/contest/2422215
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I wonder as I wander through life...
Comments
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Thanks for explaining this latest addition, and congratulations as a new aunt! There have already been a number of miracles leading up to this special birth it seems like, and I always think babies are the miracle we need to remind us of God's compassion and care in this world of sometimes doubt and anger. I hope all your love and prayers make this an extra special child also! Blessings!
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I have never forgotten this vivid
dream that occurred shortly before
I entered the convent at the age of 17.
All I can do is pray, and wait, and
watch and see...indeed, I ask myself:
What will this child be?
How pretty!
I love this write!
It is fantastic!
Thanks for the entry! -
This is a thought when all of us have additions to our family I think. What will this child be when it grows up. This is a good write.
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