![]() ![]() ![]() He loved Jesus, and adopted him as his son. The story of Mary took on new meaning for me she was a young woman who conceived a child out of wedlock.Joseph married her, never mind social stigma or scorn. We had submitted our application at the beginning of Advent, making the anticipation of the Christ child very special that year. This meeting heralded the end of a long wait. “Go to your papa,” Maria said, presenting her to me. Magdalena and I locked gazes and seemed to recognize each other immediately, father and daughter. When we sat down to talk about things like bottles and diapers, Karen took notes while Maria sat next to me with Magdalena on her lap. Maria had dressed Magdalena up for the occasion and wrapped a white ribbon around her head. Maria placed three-and-a-half-month- old Magdalena in Karen’s arms, and we both shed tears of joy and relief. At noon there was a knock in walked our lawyer, our translator, and Maria, Magdalena’s foster mother. ![]() We sat expectantly in our hotel room that morning, talking and praying, trying to quiet our hearts caught in the sway of so much emotion. In the spring of 1998, shortly after Easter, my wife, Karen, and I traveled to Guatemala to meet our first child, Magdalena. And because you are children, Cod has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” - Galatians 4:4-6 God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. ![]()
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