Seeing Beauty through the Pain

Earlier this week, I was told about a little girl, Glory, from my church being severely injured. She was playing in the backyard with her brother and sister, Larry and Angel, on the trampoline. She's only two, and the older kids wanted to jump higher. They told her to go play another game because with her on the trampoline, they had to be much more careful. She went out front to play with her mom, Angelique, and do some gardening. Her aunt called her mom, and asked her to come over. Long story short, this beautiful mother headed over to her sisters house. She was backing out of her driveway when she hit something. She thought it was a cat, or maybe some other animal. But, when she parked the car and went to check, she realized that it was her two year old daughter. 911 was called, and the family was panicked, scared, and concerned for their little girls well being. They got the family safely to the hospital and took the little girl from her parents. They learned that she had broken both of her femurs, had a crushed hip, broken pelvis, punctured liver, internal bleeding, a swollen head, and a ton of bruising. BUT, she was declared stable just days later. We had the chance to go see this beautiful family today. I did not really know what to expect. I assumed we would see a distraught mother, a broken heart, and lots of tears. But what we experienced surprised me. There were no tears, there were lots of smiles and I could see MY GOD so clearly through this tragedy. Angelique, the mother, was all hugs and smiles. She was allowed to take one guest at a time to see her little Glory. Her room was located in the very last room of the PICU. Angelique just kept telling me that she was seeing God in this. That she knew that he does and allows everything for a reason. She said that this is not tearing her family apart, but actually bringing them closer together. Glory is going to be okay, it's going to be a long road. (She's probably going to be in the hospital for 8 weeks) But they are Choosing to See through the pain and through the heartache. They are living examples of how Christ wants us to be. Leaning and entirely dependent on Him. Knowing that without Him there is nothing and we are nothing. They are showing everyone that they encounter the love of Christ and proving to the world that God works through even the most tragic circumstances.