A mother's secret

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.