TO ILLUSTRATE…
January 1, 1993
Cross
My 9-year-old daughter Jennifer was looking forward to our family's mini-vacation. But when our vacation arrived, she became ill, and a long anticipated day at Sea World was replaced by an all-night series of cat scans, X-rays, and blood work at the hospital.
As morning approached, the doctors told my exhausted little girl that she would need to have one more test, a spinal tap. The procedure would be painful, they said. The doctor then asked me if I planned to stay in the room. I nodded my head, knowing I couldn't leave Jennifer alone during the ordeal.
The doctors gently asked Jennifer to remove all her clothing. She looked at me with childlike modesty as if to ask if that were all right. They then had her curl into a tiny ball. I buried my face in hers and hugged her.
When the needle went in, Jennifer cried. As the searing pain increased, she sobbingly repeated, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy," her voice becoming more earnest with each word. It was as if she was saying, "Oh Daddy, this hurts sooooo bad. Please, can't you do something?"
My tears mingled with hers. My heart was broken. I felt nauseous. Because I loved her, I was allowing her to go through the most agonizing experience of her life, and I could hardly stand it. (We later learned that Jennifer's illness was not serious.)
In the middle of that spinal tap, my thoughts went to the cross of Christ. What unspeakable pain both the Son-and the Father-went through at the cross for our sakes.
-Tim Miller
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
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