My sister is a musician. She has this thought that God touches babies with music in a special way; that angels give them music through the shock of being born which is why babies and children love music so much.
The other day when I was at our Brooklyn center, I saw a sonogram for the first time. Linda, the center director, by that life giving inspiration that comes to her, had invited the daughter of a volunteer who plays oboe to come in and play during sonograms.
It was amazing. I saw first trimester children dance. One little baby turned toward the music, smiled, and settled back into his mother to enjoy the melody. A seven week baby stopped moving around and floated serenely, seeming to be listening.
These babies inside their mothers know what is beautiful. Music, the sound of mommy's voice, the touch of her hand on her belly, life itself; all these things an unborn baby understands.
Please pray for these little ones I saw that day, some of them still in danger of aboriton. God has given them the gift to simply respond to what is good, true, and beautiful. Pray that America and the world will do the same by respecting the most beautiful good of all - life.
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