Baby Blue Miracle

Baby Blue Miracle

I love the LORD because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! Psalm 116:1-2

The mother burst through the doors of the trauma center and ran toward the nurse’s desk.

“My baby! My baby! Please help my baby!”

In her arms was a little boy, probably nine or ten months old. He was blue. She handed the child to a nurse, who in turn handed him to me—a limp and lifeless body.

“Tell me what happened,” I said, trying to calm the mother.

“I was feeding him breakfast, and I turned around to grab his cereal. When I turned back, he was choking! Please, you have to save him!”

I tried not to panic as I placed the baby on a cot and listened for any sign of breathing. None. I swept his throat with my finger. Nothing.

I wasn’t sure we even had time to wait for the code team to assemble, and I was out of my league. What else could I do? I began to pray, “God, please help me save this baby.”

Instantly, I felt God’s presence, and it gave me confidence beyond my training.

I grabbed the laryngoscope, stuck it in the baby’s throat, and looked around. Nothing. I knew by now that he’d been without air for too long. As I called for the nurse to prepare a tracheotomy tray, I sensed God saying, You won’t need it.

Then something caught my eye—like a ball bobbing back and forth. The hard back of the laryngoscope dislodged it, and the baby took one quick breath.

“Hemostat,” I said to the nurse.

When she handed me the clamp-like device, I reached into the baby’s throat and pulled out a small square of plastic with a notch on one side. A clip from a bread bag.

The little boy took a deep breath and started crying. It was an exhilarating experience to hand him back to his mother, healthy and howling.

Later, I thought about how little control I’d had over the fate of that young boy. But God did. I had felt his hand guiding me throughout the entire event—and I was so thankful he had!^a

TODAY’S RX

Pray for a miracle today, and give credit to God, the miracle maker.

God, give me ears to hear your voice today. Speak your instruction to me as I make decisions and interact with others. Thank you for guiding me every step of the way.