Safe Surrender Sites have been around a lot longer than these signs have.
In a recent trip to California I took this picture from the side of a fire station. There are laws now in all 50 states supporting the safe and legal surrender of newborn children. But this was the first time I had seen such a sign firsthand. I must admit that it kind of took my breath away.
Having just lost our teenage son, I cannot imagine what it would be like to voluntarily give up my child: never knowing who would care for him; never knowing if he would be happy and healthy; never knowing if I would ever see him again.
What if there was a Safe Surrender Site where we knew that our children were given the best care in all the world? What if they were guaranteed to be happy and healthy? And what if we had the certainty of one day being united again?
What if such a Safe Surrender Site were available to each of us, and not just to our children? Unfortunately, it would only be valid and legal if we were actually newborns. If you are reading this, you are already well beyond your ‘Born On’ date!
But there’s some really good news. “You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’” Those are not my words. Jesus said that (see John 3). So we can, indeed, be born again. More importantly, we ‘must’ be born again. And there’s a chance for us to surrender ourselves at a Safe Surrender Site.
More good news: The ultimate Safe Surrender Site has been around for a very long time. Several thousand years, actually!
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-Ken Buchanan
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