Graven Imagination

“Probably the most spectacular example of God’s ordinary providence is the birth of a child. Yet must we speak of “the miracle of childbirth” in order to acknowledge God as the ultimate source? The birth of a child is plainly not a miracle. It is an ordinary result of the right use of means, from conception to delivery. Nothing could be more natural. And yet nothing could be a more marvelous testimony to God’s providence.”