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A PERSONAL STORY Read: Exodus 1:22–2:10 Bible in a Year: Micah 4–5; Revelation 12 Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close. Psalm 27:10 A baby just hours old was left in a manger in a Christmas nativity outside a New York church. A young, desperate mother had wrapped him warmly and placed him where he would be discovered. If we are tempted to judge her, we can instead be thankful this baby will now have a chance in life. This gets personal for me. As an adopted myself, I have no idea about the circumstances surrounding my birth. But I have never felt abandoned. Of this much I am certain: I have two moms who wanted me to have a chance in life. One gave life to me; the other invested her life in me. Share the love of Christ. In Exodus we read about a loving mother in a desperate situation. Pharaoh had ordered the murder of all baby boys born to the Jewish people (1:22). So Moses’s mother hid him as long as she could. When Moses was three months old, she put him in a watertight basket and placed the basket in the Nile River. If the plan was to have the baby rescued by a princess, grow up in Pharaoh’s palace, and eventually deliver his people out of slavery, it worked perfectly. When a desperate mother gives her a chance, God can take it from there. He has a habit of doing that—in the most creative ways imaginable. Father, today we pray for those facing desperate and lonely times. We pray especially for poor and defenseless everywhere. Help us meet their needs as we are able. Share the love of Christ. 
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Sadly, too many chose to kill that life instead.  Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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