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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

99 Balloons

Posted by Bill @ 10:35 pm CDT
Filed under: Contemplation, Tribute

This is love.

If you don't think that there is any way that suffering through the tragedies of life can glorify God, watch this video. It's absolutely beautiful. There's a heartbreaking joy in this, and a deep Christ-likeness in this young couple expressed in their love for their baby.

I'm overwhelmed.

[Grateful hat tip to The Anchoress]

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Comments on "99 Balloons":

1. jen - 05/07/2008 6:40 am CDT

*weeping*

Beautiful.

2. Shrode - 05/07/2008 2:55 pm CDT

wow.

Man, that's horrible. The disease. The pain. The grief.

The reaction to it: beautiful.

As the dad was describing all the things wrong with Elliott at the end, and then giving God glory, I was thinking, "Nonbelievers would watch this and think we are crazy."

3. Meredith - 05/07/2008 3:01 pm CDT

i haven't cried like that since watching emma thompson in "wit."

4. nhe - 05/08/2008 12:44 pm CDT

That couple rocks and should be raising A LOT of children......hopefully God will continue to bless them richly with that opportunity......

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