When do We Remember God

For me, there was a time when I took God as wellFor me, there was a time when I took God as well
as my life for granted. It was the period in my lifeas my life for granted. It was the period in my life
when all seemed to be right and there were nowhen all seemed to be right and there were no
obstacles on the smooth road of my life. My husbandobstacles on the smooth road of my life. My husband
and I were going to become parents for the secondand I were going to become parents for the second
time and we were both somewhere in heaven, untiltime and we were both somewhere in heaven, until
one day, when we got a telephone call from theone day, when we got a telephone call from the
Genetic Counselor. We got to know that our secondGenetic Counselor. We got to know that our second
child had a very weak bit of heart and a Downchild had a very weak bit of heart and a Down
Syndrome. It seemed that our entire life and ourSyndrome. It seemed that our entire life and our
world were ruined. In that moment when our livesworld were ruined. In that moment when our lives
changed considerably and could not do anything, wechanged considerably and could not do anything, we
appealed to God asking him for help. It s needless toappealed to God asking him for help. It s needless to
say that in the end we did not save our baby, shesay that in the end we did not save our baby, she
died at five months into the pregnancy. Our livesdied at five months into the pregnancy. Our lives
were ruined, and remember questioning God, askingwere ruined, and remember questioning God, asking
him why did he choose our family, saying that wehim why did he choose our family, saying that we
are not bad people.are not bad people.
A few months later, when the pain was already notA few months later, when the pain was already not
so terrible, I made my heart open to God and finallyso terrible, I made my heart open to God and finally
understood that he was always by my side. Heunderstood that he was always by my side. He
answered my prayers. The problem was in myanswered my prayers. The problem was in my
blindness that is why I could not see it. I understoodblindness that is why I could not see it. I understood
that he did much to me and my family for what Ithat he did much to me and my family for what I
have to thank him. I have a daughter, she is veryhave to thank him. I have a daughter, she is very
beautiful and what is the most important she isbeautiful and what is the most important she is
healthy, my child is everything to me, without her myhealthy, my child is everything to me, without her my
life would be senseless. I realized that God hears alllife would be senseless. I realized that God hears all
our prayers and everything he does he does becauseour prayers and everything he does he does because
of great love to us, his creations.of great love to us, his creations.