The Precious Life of a Child

"The streetlights on Sint-Veerlepelein are connected to the maternity hospitals in the city of Ghent. Every time the light slowly flashes a child is born. This work is dedicated to the newborn and all children who are born today in this city."

I'm taking a break this week from cruise photos to turn to a more serious matter; that of the precious life of a child. This photo, captioned above, was taken in Ghent, Belgium over Columbus Day weekend. I couldn't find a lot on the project, but the art is meant to show how important new children are in Ghent in helping to build the society there. I thought it was a unique way to demonstrate the joy of new life. Perhaps even the child in the stroller was announced by the flashing light; if it were born in Ghent.

So why am I focusing on this now, when I could have added it to the blog at any time? This past summer, the lives of children lost, killed, or kidnapped have been prevalent. We mourned for Caylee Anthony. We now have a child missing, Lisa Irwin, who is only 10, 11 months old. Even older children; we have Jaycee's book that came out recently...she was 11 when abducted. Her own children are a part of Dugard's story. Let's not forget little Levi Aron.

It seems like with the ever-increasing media, internet, etc., communications are exploding every day with heart tugging stories of a sinful society. These and countless other children are only a scratch at the top of the surface when it comes to our cold world.

Seeing the above tile in the sidewalk honoring the birth of children gave me a small glimmer of hope, that children are still precious and loved, welcome and wanted in this world. Little ones, God sends you as blessings.

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