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You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery;'                but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.                If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.                If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna.                'It was also said, 'Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,'                but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.                'Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,'                but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;                nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.                Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black.                But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.                'You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'*                But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.                If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.                Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.                Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you.                'You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor,* and hate your enemy.*'                But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,                that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven.               
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Uncertain Pregnancy
   

Author: Testimony,
Love One Another! 15/2010 → Family Life

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I was overjoyed to hear I was pregnant again. But in my eighth week, I found myself in hospital with a suspected miscarriage. After two weeks I was discharged only to land back in hospital a week later with another incidence of hemorrhaging. Another false alarm!

In the meantime, I underwent a series of tests, including an ultrasound. After one of these, the doctor recommended I have a D&C, since the pregnancy was weak and not progressing well. “You’re going to slough it off anyway,” he told me. When I asked him what the matter was, he could not give me a clear answer. On taking my leave, I heard him say, “Don’t have anything for breakfast tomorrow.” I did not listen to him. What’s more, from that morning on, I began saying the chaplet of Divine Mercy. It and the rosary have been my companions ever since. I confided our child to the care of the Merciful Jesus. I also prayed for the intercession of John Paul II and Padre Pio. My reward for this was another ultrasound carried out by a different doctor, who showed and allowed me to hear just how strongly and wonderfully the child’s heart was beating.

Six weeks later I was back in hospital with a serious urinary tract infection. Over the next two months I underwent six antibiotic treatments. Alas, the round of treatments ended with my water breaking early and a premature birth in the twenty-ninth week of pregnancy. Our little girl suffers from a number of defective organs, including an enlarged spleen and liver and congenitally diseased lungs. She also faces retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and other disorders.

It is only thanks to Jesus that, after a long period of uncertainty, we were able to bring our daughter home from hospital. A longer journey now lies before us — toward our child’s full recovery, which we trust Jesus will bring about.

Our experience has taught me that you can never lose hope, for the power of Divine Mercy is unfathomable.

A mother

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The above article was published with permission from "Love One Another!" in June 2016.



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