{"id":4668,"date":"2020-06-04T17:09:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T21:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=4668"},"modified":"2020-06-04T17:09:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T21:09:47","slug":"doorbell-video-shows-amazon-delivery-driver-praying-for-baby-at-high-risk-of-deadly-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2020\/06\/doorbell-video-shows-amazon-delivery-driver-praying-for-baby-at-high-risk-of-deadly-virus.html","title":{"rendered":"Doorbell Video Shows Amazon Delivery Driver Praying For Baby At High Risk of Deadly Virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During one of her busiest work hours, Amazon delivery driver Monica Salinas paused to say a prayer for a baby at high risk for the coronavirus in front of his home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a note and it said their baby\u2019s food was essential, and every time I see that note, it just touches my heart,\u201d Salinas said, according to <em>The Christian Post<\/em>.\u00a0 \u201cI just stopped to do what my heart told me to do, to say a prayer for the baby and for the parents because that\u2019s got to be very painful for all of them to see their baby hurt and struggle. I just prayed that they can make it through another day, one day at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lucas, who is less than a year old was diagnosed with a heart condition, making him at risk for respiratory complications. As a result of these conditions, he requires thickeners to digest milk.<\/p>\n<p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, his parents Derek and Raquel Pearson have isolated themselves during the crisis to protect their son.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really depend on getting all of these supplies online so we don\u2019t have to go out to the store and bring a virus home,\u201d said Raquel. \u201cWe just want to minimize exposure to coronavirus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At first, Lucas\u2019 mother was not aware of what the delivery driver was doing until she made the sign of the cross after praying.<\/p>\n<p>The delivery driver prayed, \u201cDearest God, please protect this family through your Precious Blood, and this baby, so that he may grow to become a man,\u201d according to her interview with the <em>Catholic News Agency<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Her actions deeply moved the family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were very grateful that a stranger would take time out of her very busy day to pray for our baby,\u201d Raquel said.<\/p>\n<p>Salinas, who is an active member of the Catholic church has always been a deep woman of faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to let everyone know that God is good,\u201d she said. \u201cI always tell people, every day, that God is good, one day at a time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch the moment unfold below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BB2VcyMDtOE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During one of her busiest work hours, Amazon delivery driver Monica Salinas paused to say a prayer for a baby at high risk for the coronavirus in front of his home. \u201cThere was a note and it said their baby\u2019s food was essential, and every time I see that note, it just touches my 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