She was a beautiful young woman, just into her twenties. Happy,
outgoing and extremely friendly, Kelly had no trouble making friends.
She was little more than a year from completing college and her dream
job would be awaiting when she finished. But now, for the first time in
her life, things were in total disarray. Her boyfriend of several
years had just broken off the relationship as he chose to take a job
offer half way across the country. What he didn't know was that he
would not only be leaving Kelly behind, but he would be leaving a
daughter behind too.
Weeks before her boyfriend moved away, Kelly suspected she was
pregnant, but didn't want to further disrupt things by saying anything.
She knew that while she had loved her boyfriend, they would both be
able to move on to independently forge happy and successful lives.
After having confirmed her suspicions about being pregnant she took some
time to contemplate. She had met with several doctors and finally
decided it would be best to quietly end the pregnancy. A few weeks
later, after having researched her options, she went in for an abortion
and came out assured that she had made the right choice.
Kelly eventually got married and did in fact build a happy family.
No one ever knew her secret, but it was best that way. At times she did
think about the past and the daughter she almost had, but for the most
part, life was good to Kelly. This afternoon, things changed.
Kelly was on her way to pick up her two teenagers from school when
her car was side-swiped by a semi-trailer. No seatbelt or airbag was a
match for the blunt force that likely killed her instantly. Kelly's
story doesn't end here.
You see, 7 years ago Kelly had told friends and family that she had
experienced something different during another mundane Sunday church
service. She said for the first time she accepted what the Christian
religion calls the "Gospel of Truth". Her acceptance of Jesus as her
Savior and following repentance assured her that she would find herself
in heaven when death came to her.
Today, death found Kelly and she indeed stands before God in heaven.
It is her judgment day - a day in which we all must face God and
answer to Him for our life on earth. For the first time, Kelly will
look up and see the face of God the Father, with Jesus Christ sitting at
his right hand side. At that moment, she will notice the face of an
innocent young child who is sitting on Christ's knee. Kelly's secret
was never truly hidden, and now her own daughter asks -
"Why did you kill me mommy? Why didn't you choose to love and accept me
the way God loves and accepts you?"
I don't know how Kelly responded to that piercing question. I can
only imagine the surprise that baby girls' father will have when he dies
and meets the daughter he never knew he had.
~Author's name withheld
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