Grief is a hard thing to deal with. To admit such pain and allow it the freedom to be is difficult. Even as a Christian, grief is a part of our lives. The wonderful thing about it though is that as we grieve over all that is not as it should be healing comes. As followers of Jesus we are not immune to pain and suffering but we do have the promise that one day, all will be made right. Grief is not the absence of hope, it is simply Acknowledging that their is deep pain and hurt in each of our lives. The following poem came out of a post I read from some people dealing with grief in their lives. It brought me back to August of 2002 when we lost our un born baby. This poem is dedicated to that precious child that we will see again.
Total silence fills the room
not a sound is heard.
The words no parent should ever hear
have sadly just been said.
"Your baby has no heart beat"
her little life is gone. The life you held is gone away
back to heavens home.
A love so true, a grief so deep whatever will we do?
I do not know the answers, I do not understand
This world can seem so dark so cold, only You uphold.
With us You grieved, with us You cried,
Your promise you did give
We would see our little girl
one day whole again
(c)2005,Tom Allen
1 comment:
Tom,
I hurt with you when I read this.
I can't begin to imagine what you and Jody went through. I love you guys.
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