Have you ever watched a movie that touches you so much it moves you to tears simply because it resonates with something you’ve either gone through or are still going through? “Miracles From Heaven” is an example of one that did that very thing for me when I saw it in the theater about a week ago.
The film is based on the true story of 10-year old Anna Beam (Kylie Rogers) who lives with a rare, incurable disorder that renders her unable to digest food. But despite the grave situation of Anna’s illness, her devoted mother Christy (Jennifer Garner) relentlessly searches for a way to save her daughter’s life. Unfortunately, she only seems to encounter one disappointment after another along with an ever-increasing amount of bills. As Anna’s hope slowly dwindles away and her health continues to deteriorate, so does Christy’s faith in God. Yet it is God who has the final say because one day a very sick and tired Anna decides to climb her favorite tree one last time and ends up falling some thirty feet, landing on her head. When she awakes later in the hospital, she begins to show signs of recovery from her fatal condition and has an inspiring message for her family about her condition that she says comes from God.
“Miracles From Heaven” is definitely a faith-based film as you can tell and it comes as a time when I most needed it. I love going to see movies like this because they move my soul, especially when it’s during a period of my life that has been filled with so much despair. Given the difficult journey I’ve been on with my own health, all my pains, and my suffering, I related greatly to Anna’s struggles. Probably the closest moment I felt to her pain was when she told her mother she was ready to die and go home. I’ve been in that spot so often in the past year of my life, and I’ve seen my faith in God waver a lot as well. Yet, “Miracles From Heaven” showed me that there’s always hope, not only because of Anna’s miracle, but also because of all the people along the way that God used to make that miracle happen.
So if you’ve ever struggled with something for a long period of time or are currently going through a great struggle in life, I encourage you to watch this movie. It will inspire, uplift, and move you to tears, all the while reminding you that there is a Power out there greater than ourselves, who does still perform miracles. I truly needed to see this movie as it gave me enough hope to not lose my faith and to keep trusting in God for another day…
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson