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Hand of Hope
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for larger image)
The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby
named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by a surgeon
named Joseph Bruner. The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and
would not survive if removed from his mother's womb.
Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta.
She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical procedure.
Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville,
he performs these special operations while the baby is still in
the womb.
During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section
and makes a small incision to operate on the baby.
As Dr. Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached
his tiny, but fully developed hand through the incision and firmly
grasped the surgeon's finger.
Dr. Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped,
it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant
during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile.
The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity.
The editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope."
The text explaining the picture begins, "The tiny hand of
21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother's
uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner as if thanking the
doctor for the gift of life."
Little Samuel's mother said they "wept for days" when
they saw the picture. She said, "The photo reminds us pregnancy
isn't about disability or an illness, it's about a little person."
Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation 100 percent successful.
Now see the actual picture, it is
awesome...incredible....and hey, pass it on. The world needs to
see this one!
Don't tell me God isn't Awesome!!!!!
There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing
is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. (Albert
Einstein)
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PHOTO OF THE MONTH |
Tour
of the Relics of the Passion
(International Center
for Holy Relics)
www.HolyRelics.org
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| REFLECTIONS |
 “Jesus’
Baptism”
Why did Jesus, the sinless one sent from the Father in heaven,
submit himself to John’s baptism? John preached a
baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Luke
3:3). In this humble submission we see a foreshadowing of
the “baptism” of Jesus bloody death upon the
cross. Jesus’ baptism is the acceptance and the beginning
of his mission as God’s suffering Servant (Isaiah
52:13-15; 53:1-12). He allowed himself to be numbered among
sinners. Jesus submitted himself entirely to his Father’s
will. Out of love he consented to this baptism of death
for the remission of our sins. Do you know the joy of trust
and submission to God? 
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