More than Luck

I caught a blip of the evening news last night, and, contrary to my normal television-watching behavior, i paid attention.

They were reporting on what they called the "Lucky Baby."

This lucky baby girl
was born on 07-07-07,
was born at exactly 7:07am,
and weighed exactly 7 lbs., 7 oz.

If you're keeping track, that's a total of 7 sevens.

Amazing? Absolutely.
Lucky? Why not something more transcendent?

I dont know if her parents are people of faith, but instead of refering to the biblical significance of the number seven, they just kept repeating embarrassingly obvious observations like, "I'm really glad she had all sevens, because seven is a lucky number, which stands for luck."

Perhaps if they had time to reflect a bit more in the midst of the whirlwind that childbirth is, they'd say this:

What a unique blessing for her birth to be surrounded by a number of eternal significance! Whatever the Lord has in store for her, may the recollection of her birth provide assurance to this "Lucky Baby" that the Almighty has a plan for her happiness in this world and the next!