When that work is all completed, He will gently call you home; Oh! the rapture of the meeting! Oh! the joy to see you come!
Category: Grief and Child Loss
Books, articles, quotes and support for those who are grieving the loss a loved one. ” . . . the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.” 2 Corinthians 1:4
Gone From My Sight
Gone From My Sight I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side,spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and startsfor the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength.I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speckof white cloud just where the sea and sky …
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C. S. Lewis Grief Quote #1 from ‘A Grief Observed’
There is a sort of invisible blanket between the world and me. I find it hard to take in what anyone says. Or perhaps, hard to want to take it in. It is so uninteresting. Yet I want the others to be about me. I dread the moments when the house is empty. If only they would talk to one another and not to me.
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Time. The Enemy?
Unlike people, time can be depended on. Nothing can stop it. Time passes. Time is temporary. Time is an earth-space, creation-bound phenomenon. It is stretched out and slowed for man’s benefit, so that all may come to repentance. Time loses in the end because at the close of every day I am one day closer …
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Why the Grieving Should Go to Church-Even When It Hurts
Unbelievers, new believers, and the angels themselves need to see us worship God during the tough times, not as a testimony of our "strength", but as a testimony of God’s goodness and majesty.
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Precious in the Sight of the Lord
As death overcomes the body and the believer passes into life eternal, in the last moments of grace, is the still small voice of the Lord the last and clearest thing a child of God hears on earth? Is our spiritual receptivity at its peak at this very moment?
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My Pleasant Infant
Our best wisdom will be--to hold a loose grip on every comfort which can perish, and to fasten our grip on eternal things. The more we have our hearts in heaven--the less will the troubles of time distress us.
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New Friends
His expression said, “Don’t worry, I’m fine. I can’t go home with you. This is important.” He smiled a happy and reassuring smile, waved, and then turned back to the conversation. He had no desire to leave this group of men and I sensed he knew I understood that he was exactly where he was supposed to be.
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In Pain, Trust His Grace for Today | Revive Our Hearts
If you're also tempted to look back with longing at past comforts and circumstances, let's remind ourselves that it's not from wisdom that we do so. If God has made both the day of prosperity and the day of adversity, there must be a loving purpose for each that we don't want to miss by …
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I Don’t Belong
https://youtu.be/73-6P09xaAE I DON'T BELONG words by Gloria Gaither, music by Buddy Greene buddygreene.com It's not homeWhere men sell their soulsAnd the taste of power is sweetWhere wrong is rightAnd neighbors fightWhile the hungry are dyin' in the streetsWhere kids are abusedAnd women are usedAnd the weak are crushed by the strongNations gone madJesus is sadAnd …
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Survival is the Starting Point
How do you survive the death of a child? Initially, the pain of child loss is so severe, that it is easy to wonder if it is survivable. Many women say they know, if it happened to them, they could not survive it. I want to tell them: Yes, you can. If I can, you …
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Just a Brief Interlude
I say that the tomb that closes upon the dead opens the heavens; and that what we here below take for the end is the beginning; -Victor Hugo
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Book Excerpt: Compelled
From the day they are born, our minds are just wired to find them. I think it takes time for our mind to catch up with the reality of the absence of our children. Just when I think I am getting used to it, it hits me again: How can this be?
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Light Show
Hans was a flashlight fanatic. This, of course, led to a rechargeable battery habit. He did not want to get caught on a highway emergency call without a good light. Car repairs and other work at home often had to be done in the dark as well. So, not unexpectedly, this past Christmas Hans gave …
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Grief Quote #10
“Although so many so-called Christian therapists will try to convince you that it’s okay to lay it all out and vent your anger against God full force. Some will even tell you that you need to forgive God… friend that is the wrong advice. Never cast aspersions on His character; never talk behind His back; never sow seeds of discord about Him among others – not only does it dishonor the Lord, but it’ll definitely make things worse for you… much worse.”
You Can Trust Him 