A Surprise Pregnancy

The years continue to pass and Sarah still does not conceive, but one day God speaks to Abraham and reassures him that, despite her great age, she will bear a son. And, sure enough, it happens. I once heard a friend of mine invite us to imagine the scene at the local hospital. Sarah, aged ninety, hobbles to the entrance with her Zimmer frame. 

A kind nurse greets her: ‘Hello dear, is it the Geriatric Department you are after?’ ‘No,’ Sarah replies, ‘I want the Maternity Ward.’ ‘How lovely!’ says the nurse. ‘Have…