He stands outside the door to her hospital room. Silently, he watches the parade of nurses and doctors rushing in and out. A part of him gets prepared for the senior doctor to come in and say, “We can’t do anything more…..”
But another part of him, is praying that she lives. She has her whole life before her.
“Please, God,” he prays. “Let her make it. Haven’t you done enough already?”
Then the Voice of Reason (or is it God?) whispers “Be strong and of good hope.”
“Hope?” he answers bitterly. ” You took her away, don’t you remember?”
“Yes, I took away Hope. But I’ve left you Grace.” the Voice seems to say.
Suddenly, he sees the senior doctor heading his way. His heart sinks.
“Sir, your baby is a fighter! She’s going to make it, alright. Why don’t you go in and look at her? Incidentally, have you decided on her name yet?” the doctor smiles.
Finally he understands what the Voice said.
“Yes, Doctor,” he say, beaming now. “It’s Grace. I will always be dedicated to Hope – but now I’ve got Grace too.”
This is my response to Suzy Que’s prompt ‘Dedication’ for the BlogFEST 2012.
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nice, corinne. sweet and satisfying ;-*
Dangerous Linda recently posted..phoenix rising
Thanks, Linda. Enjoyed writing it in 5 minutes. 🙂
Corinne Rodrigues recently posted..Dedicated To Hope
that seems crazy to me since i can barely write a comment in 5 minutes — haha! i admire the way you push yourself to grow through these creative writing exercises 😉
Dangerous Linda recently posted..phoenix rising
There are times when one should leave everything to God.
HE never harms anyone,is there to looka fetr His children
Awesome post
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Beautiful and touching Corinne… it gave me goosebumps !
Privy Trifles recently posted..I let go….
This is beautiful, Corinne!! Short and sweet!
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Simply beautiful, Corinne.
Martin Luther King had said, we must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope!!
Beautiful story Corinne! Hope allows us to see goodness; Grace helps us to live it.
Anne recently posted..Cobwebs of my mind
Cute and touching.
Lovely ending and love it!
Journey of Life recently posted..Journey to the Philae Temple
lovely.. I’d never tthought of it that way when I do feel hope is gone. That I might be left with something else, grace.
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That is so sweet. Hope and grace, together make life worthwhile 🙂
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Oh Corinne, this is so moving and beautiful!! I have tears in my eyes. Well done. This was just brilliant.
Kathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
Kathy recently posted..Dedication
You wrote this in five minutes??? Oh, wow, Corinne! Again, you’ve written a masterful story, one which touched my heart – hope and grace . . . How beautifully you have expressed these here! You just get better and better, my friend. 🙂
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Absolutely beautiful. Loved what you did with the prompt.
Suzy recently posted..Blogfest – Dedication
What a sweet story, Corinne, love it and the message it carries.
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Beautiful story!! I loved the ending!
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Took away Hope, but left Grace…beautiful.
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Amen! Great post!
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