Every mom will tell you that birth is an incredibly emotional experience, divinely ordained to usher new life into this world. As a mother, your body is the very vessel that God uses to create something beautiful. You get to participate with God in the creation of life. There are few things more humbling and awe-inspiring. And yet, for me, death has never felt as threatening as the moments surrounding birth. With each delivery there has been something acutely painful, shocking or traumatic that has occurred, reminding me that birth, like everything else, has been marked by the Fall.
