Why do we adopt?

Here is a letter that someone wrote on their blog to a friend who was just starting the process of adoption..........

We do not adopt because it is easy- we do it because it is right. We do not adopt so that a child will love us- we do it because we love Jesus more than anything. We do not adopt simply because there is a need (meaning, there is a need, but that cannot be our only motivation)- we do it to because we are convinced that this is what pure and undefiled religion is in God's eyes. We do it because Christ did it for us. It is a picture of His gospel and those who are led by God to adopt a child will get the benefit of seeing this gospel in a clear and practical way. They will see what it means to love someone who you cannot see. They will see what it means to do whatever it takes to bring their child home. They will see how a family is not made up of those who look the same or share the same story- it is those who are called by God.