Cell Parable: The Orphanage

  The young couple looked with adoration upon their first child, a little boy.
  "You are so beautiful," they cooed.
  They looked up from their baby to the lifestyle to which they had become accustomed. Two high paying
jobs and exciting, demanding careers. A very expensive home and two brand new Porsche sports cars.
Vacations in Cancun, Broadway plays and season tickets to all the professional sports teams in their city.
Workouts at the health club to stay slim and trim; dinners out at expensive restaurants.
  "We have been blessed," they said. "God has been so good to us."
  "God has answered all our prayers."
  "Our baby is going to need our church's help to grow up in faith."
  "I totally agree."
  "I see a problem with our independent lifestyle and raising the baby," one said.
  "I see the need for things to change now that we have a baby," the other said.
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 "Raising this baby would mean we would have
to grow up, and give up our self-indulgent
lifestyle."
 "You're right. This baby needs mature parents
who will love him with all their hearts."
 "Raising this baby would mean that we would
have to put a priority on parenting and let the
other things be less important. We'd have to
change and put the children first."
 "That's the sort of parents our baby needs,
honey. I totally agree."
 They looked at all their things, and they were
sad, for they were exceedingly rich.
 "I know what we should do. We'll go see the
pastor."
 "Honey, I totally agree. Our pastor is so smart,
so mature, and knows all about raising kids and
being responsible."
 "Exactly. Our pastor will be able to help us with
this challenge."
 They bundled up the baby and got in the
Porsche. They looked with love upon the baby
the whole trip to the church. "You are so
beautiful," they cooed. They left the baby on the
pastor's door step, rang the doorbell and sped
away.
 The pastor opened the door and saw the baby.
"Another one!" the pastor thought, picking up the
baby. "You are so beautiful!" the pastor told the
baby, carrying him through the door into the
church. Through the door one could hear all the
other babies crying.
Source:  Seminar One: Diagnosis
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