28 - Mort Shore News -— Friday, October 27, 2000 Worship and fai Paster Eugene Harder Contributing Writer THE nurse closed the door, leaving me alone in the intensive care room of the Children’s Hospital. It looked like the holy of holies in the temple of tech- ~ nology. In front of me a 40- inch altar-like stand held a plastic crib containing a naked, premature baby. A heating element was suspend- ed from the ceiling and sur- rounding the crib was an array of electronic boxes with blinking lights. I cringed at © the sight of all the wires and . _- tubes that were attached to ~ this litde girl. ; In 15 ‘minutes the tubes would be removed, the wires ‘disconnected and the elec- ‘2 tronic equipment switched off. This tiny girl would be wrapped in a blanket and -placed in her mother’s arms to breathe her fast breath. My “mind said yes but my heart. ‘screamed no to this arbiwary time fine. T couched the miniature feet and hands, looked at the precious little face and then lifted my gaze toward the ceiling and asked, “God, why don’t you visit this room right now with a miracle? My friends need a miracle in 15 minutes. It’s easy for you to speak the word and make her heart whole. God, that small act would be a momentous event for my friends.” It seemed that Jesus responded with, “Eugene, I’m in this room in the per- son of the Holy Spirit. Didi’r you notice anything special ; about 3 your friends’ faces? “Yes Lord,” I replied, “ was surprised ‘by the presence of both peace and pain on their faces. Il expected to see only pain.” “That's right,” 1 sensed God say, “I could take you to scores of other rooms in this hospital where you would sce only deep lines of pain and anguish.” . .. 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