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\nMegan was tired and asked Jerry to check on Alice | Photo: Unsplash<\/p>\n
A young mom was startled when she heard an unknown male voice saying \u201chush\u201d to her baby. Worried, she dashed over to her child, but what she discovered taught her a valuable lesson.<\/p>\n
Jerry and Megan were young parents. They were still in university when their daughter Alice was born, and after the couple graduated, they decided to continue their active lifestyle and went camping with their one-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n
To their surprise, the trip turned out to be much more exhausting than they had anticipated because Alice kept crying in between, and they were tired of trying to calm her down. Jerry and Megan were so exhausted by the end of the day that they decided to stop at a nearby lake instead of their final destination.<\/p>\n
However, because it was getting dark, they took a quick break and began making plans for the night. Jerry started attempting to pitch a tent, and Megan was rummaging through the groceries, trying to come up with a quick dinner for them, but then Alice started crying again.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh no, Jerry, she\u2019s crying again. I have to look after our dinner, so you\u2019ll have to go check on her this time,\u201d Megan grumbled, knowing deep down she was simply too tired to go comfort Alice after such a long day.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m tired too, Megan,\u201d Jerry retorted. \u201cAnd you know Alice doesn\u2019t listen to me. She needs her mother all the time!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAll right, then just go get her. I\u2019m too tired to walk now. I don\u2019t even have the strength to move!\u201d Megan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Megan\u2026\u201d Before Jerry could finish his sentence, Megan\u2019s attention was drawn to a male\u2019s voice on the baby monitor. \u201cHush, it\u2019s fine, baby. Stop crying,\u201d the voice said.<\/p>\n
\nMegan was tired and asked Jerry to check on Alice | Photo: Unsplash<\/p>\n
Megan realized she hadn\u2019t heard this voice before. \u201cJerry!\u201d she cried. \u201cI heard someone\u2019s voice near Alice! We need to go to her now!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWait, what? Are you\u2026\u201d Before Jerry could complete his sentence, Megan dashed over to Alice. Jerry followed her, and they discovered a stranger sitting next to their daughter, attempting to calm her down.<\/p>\n
Megan snatched Alice up and cradled her in her arms. \u201cIt\u2019s all right, baby. Okay, momma\u2019s here. You don\u2019t have to be worried.\u201d Then she turned back to face the man. \u201cWhat are you doing here, and who are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
The man smiled warmly at her. \u201cDon\u2019t worry. I\u2019m just a local priest. I was walking past the forest when I heard your child crying. I hope she\u2019s fine now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Megan took note of the Bible in his hand as well as the cross he was wearing. \u201cOh, I didn\u2019t know. Thanks for your help,\u201d she said shyly, hiding her embarrassment at having doubted him when all he was doing was assisting them.<\/p>\n
The priest simply nodded and prepared to leave, but then Megan stopped him. \u201cActually, do you mind joining us for tea? You were trying to help us, and we should thank you properly.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nThe stranger near Alice turned out to be a priest | Photo: Unsplash<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, no, it\u2019s all right. I was planning on leaving anyway,\u201d he explained, but Jerry and Megan insisted on him joining them, so he finally agreed.<\/p>\n
Megan placed a teapot on the fire, and they all sat around it. Jerry had Alice in his arms, and the priest was adoringly looking at her.<\/p>\n
As Megan handed him a cup of tea, he gently asked, \u201cYou must have been scared when you saw me alone with your daughter, right?\u201d Megan nodded her head in embarrassment. \u201cWell, it\u2019s natural for you to feel that way, but I would suggest you never leave your child crying alone,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Both Jerry and Megan gave him a puzzled look. The man smiled. \u201cDon\u2019t be confused. Sit down. Let me share a story with you\u2026When I was a young priest, I worked for an orphanage in Congo. I once entered a huge room and there were hundreds of infants lying in their cradles. I was taken aback when I walked in because the room was deafeningly quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nThe priest joined Jerry and Megan and narrated a story to them | Photo: Pexels<\/p>\n
\u201cUsually, babies tend to make a lot of noises, but not even one of them was crying. I was worried and wondered if the children were fine and asked the orphanage worker about it. But the reply she gave me stuck forever in my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n
The priest took a sip from his cup and noticed Jerry and Megan staring at him, perplexed. \u201cBut what did the worker say?\u201d Jerry suddenly spoke up. \u201cWhy were the babies so silent?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cActually, yeah. I would have thought it strange too,\u201d Megan added.<\/p>\n
The priest smiled at the curiosity of the young parents and continued, \u201cWell, she said that in the beginning, the babies were crying all the time incessantly. It was their way of expressing their distress and requesting assistance from their parents. However, they eventually fell silent because they realized no one ever comes to console them.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat silence testifies to the hopelessness that reigns in the souls of babies. If they are quiet, it means they recognize that they are all alone and unloved, and hence, they quickly let go of the need to be cared for.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nMegan learned a valuable lesson in the end | Pexels<\/p>\n
As the priest finished, Jerry and Megan were filled with guilt. They looked at Alice and remembered the discussion they had a while ago about who should comfort her. They felt terrible about ignoring their daughter and vowed to themselves that they would never do so again.<\/p>\n
Megan embraced Alice and kissed her on the forehead. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter how exhausted we are. We\u2019ll always be there for you, honey, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, honey,\u201d Jerry added. \u201cDaddy and mommy will never leave you alone. It\u2019s a promise.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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