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The American Heritage Dictionary defines a miracle as "an event that appears unexplainable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin or as an act of God."
Two such events happened in the birth of Jesus by the young virgin Mary and the birth of John by the elderly and barren Elizabeth. These events are major ones in the history of Christianity, and the miraculous nature of the births are of paramount importance to the faith of many people.
Yet, while the circumstances of the births are evidence of God's great power; the greater miracle is the effect of Jesus and John's words, teachings, and example on the lives of so many millions of people throughout the world and down through the ages.
The entire life of Helen Keller was an outstanding miracle of hope, perseverance and achievement; and the effect of her life -- and her mentors and teachers -- on the world will endure for generations. She once said about miracles, "When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another."
-- Byrd
Two such events happened in the birth of Jesus by the young virgin Mary and the birth of John by the elderly and barren Elizabeth. These events are major ones in the history of Christianity, and the miraculous nature of the births are of paramount importance to the faith of many people.
Yet, while the circumstances of the births are evidence of God's great power; the greater miracle is the effect of Jesus and John's words, teachings, and example on the lives of so many millions of people throughout the world and down through the ages.
The entire life of Helen Keller was an outstanding miracle of hope, perseverance and achievement; and the effect of her life -- and her mentors and teachers -- on the world will endure for generations. She once said about miracles, "When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another."
-- Byrd
