Grief
I have just left the local hospital. I was there to give comfort to a young couple that had just lost their two-month old son.
What do you say? What comfort can I give to a couple that I don’t even know and to try and give them some stability during this tragedy?
A few hours ago the baby was alive and now it is gone. In one part of the ER is a mother that is grieving and a father that is out of his mind. In another part is a grandmother that is asking, “why God?”
No church background. No faith to hold on to. No church family to just be there. Alone!
Prayer was the only thing to do. You ask for comfort, strength, compassion and peace. Words don’t flow well during these times and maybe for a reason.
It is never easy to face death. It is especially hard when you don’t have the foundation of God. May God give them what they need to go on. May God give them hope when right now they see none. May in the fog of despair may God give them peace.
This reminds me oh so well that words are not the answer, but just caring.
May we always be willing to reach out.
What do you say? What comfort can I give to a couple that I don’t even know and to try and give them some stability during this tragedy?
A few hours ago the baby was alive and now it is gone. In one part of the ER is a mother that is grieving and a father that is out of his mind. In another part is a grandmother that is asking, “why God?”
No church background. No faith to hold on to. No church family to just be there. Alone!
Prayer was the only thing to do. You ask for comfort, strength, compassion and peace. Words don’t flow well during these times and maybe for a reason.
It is never easy to face death. It is especially hard when you don’t have the foundation of God. May God give them what they need to go on. May God give them hope when right now they see none. May in the fog of despair may God give them peace.
This reminds me oh so well that words are not the answer, but just caring.
May we always be willing to reach out.
posted by Sid Dye at
8:06 AM
1 Comments:
Sid, I will keep this family in my prayers. What a terrible thing to have to deal with. May God give them the peace that they need and somehow work through this tragedy to help this family find Him.
You will also be in my prayers as you try and help this family.
In Him,
Jason Fox
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