Sanctity of LIfe
Jesus a Zygote?
I recently read a devotional that reminded me that Jesus went through the whole process of human development. The Holy Spirit came upon Mary and she concieved a child. That little baby began as a zygote, an embryo, a single cell, and grew during each week and each trimester of the pregancy. Jesus grew just like any other baby forming little arms and legs. Yet another insite offered by the Christmas story is the response of JOhn the Baptist from the womb. This unborn boy lept at being in the prescence of Jesus. How could that be if unborn children aren't valued and full of life?
Considering this fact stop and ask yourself when does life begin in God's eyes? The Holy Spirit appeared at conception not at the birth of the Baby, but at conception because that is when life begins. If Mary were to live today I get ill to think that one of the first options presented to her might just have been abortion. Afterall who wants the stigma of an unplanned pregnancy to a teenager who is engaged?
Jesus himself teaches us about the sanctity of human life even at Christmas time.