Choosing life is the right choice

By Will Hall
Baptist Press

Today, Sunday, January 21, 2007, is Sanctity of Life Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention. I thought the following editorial from Baptist Press was appropriate for today.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Take a good look at Jacob Barker Hall. Whether in person or by photo it's hard not to see his bright eyes and engaging smile and not know the joy and the zest that define this 9-year-old's life. His speech and his physical awkwardness give glimpses of his Down Syndrome, but any signs of motor or mental difficulty are overshadowed by the special person he is as a child of God.

Jacob is a great name for my youngest son. Roughly translated into "supplanter," a more practical definition for his personality would be "steals the show," but not in a bad way. He showers others with love and encouragement, likely to say "good job" loudly to the choir or the pastor (along with a visible "thumbs up") -- without concern for when he says it during the service (I finally figured out it's his way of saying "amen").

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