7 results for tag: A Prayer for the One Who Mourns
A Prayer for the One Who is Afraid
The death of a child goes against the natural rhythms of life. Parents should not outlive their children. There is just something so incomprehensible about the sight of a tiny coffin at a funeral, the stillborn body of an infant, or a silent, motionless ultrasound screen. In these moments, there is something inside all of us that screams, "This is not right! This is not how things are supposed to be!"
When my son's heart stilled while his precious body was cradled within me, there wasn't a category in my mind to process this unimaginable grief. I was now living a horrible reality, the possibility of which I had never conceived for myself. The ...
A Prayer for the One Who Is Weary
The loss of a child is a heavy burden filled with so much complexity. The multifaceted intersections of grief often fill us with a weariness that is felt in the deepest recesses of our souls—emotional, spiritual, mental, and physical weariness. No part of us is left untouched.
Maybe today, the weariness in you is manifested in a struggle to get out of bed or perform simple tasks around the house. Perhaps you are experiencing a mental fog that leaves you hardly able to focus on anything. You might find yourself opening up your Bible to spend time with the Lord, only to wonder if you even have the energy to engage with Scripture because, in this ...
A Prayer For the One Who Feels Envious
I see you and I’ve been there. More importantly, God sees you and hasn’t cast you out. The sin of comparison, jealousy, envy—it’s heavy, but it was also paid for with Jesus’ blood. You don’t need to hide it from Him, nor from this community. You can be honest and exclaim, “God this doesn’t feel fair that she gets to keep her baby when I don’t!” You can lament, “Lord why her and not me?”
My Anna died on October 7, and I was met with a close friend being pregnant the very next month. Not only was this a blow to my infertility struggle, but it was so soon after my loss that I felt completely forgotten by her and by the Lord. My ...
A Prayer for the One Who Feels Stuck
Dear Hope Mom,
I see you there, under the covers, the weight of your grief like a blanket so heavy you cannot muster the strength to remove even the slightest corner. I, too, remember laying there feeling as though my entire world was shattered forever, while the rest of the world continued spinning on its happy axis. I, too, remember feeling too burdened to take a shower, make a sandwich, or even pick up my phone to distract myself, because once again the phone reminded me of everyone else and their perfect, happy, sorrow-free life. I know the feeling, dear one. Do you feel like you remain in the same spot in your grief journey, at a loss for what ...
A Prayer For the One Who Feels Forsaken
For the one who feels forsaken:
Jesus has felt forsaken too. In Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34, Jesus feels death creeping in while hanging on the cross. He quotes Psalm 22:1 as He cries out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Let that sink in.
Jesus, the person who is unequivocally closest to God and one with Him, felt forsaken.
When your world crashes down and there seems to be no saving grace, no fire escape, and no one to shield you from the fire, cry out to God just as Jesus and the Psalmist did. When you feel like God is far from you and elusive, don’t be discouraged. Don’t pull away.
Lean in. Reach out. Call out to Him. ...
A Prayer for the One Who Feels Alone
Dear Grieving Mama,
Do you feel alone? I felt an aloneness that permeated to the core of my bones when my son was stillborn. My husband had to go home to be with our daughters and the nurses moved me to the end of the hall so I wouldn’t hear the other babies crying for their moms when it was time to nurse. Instead of snuggling a newborn baby, I lay alone in a bed with grief deeper than I thought possible.
As the moments turned into hours and the hours into days, the fog of grief lifted and I remembered I was never alone. My Lord Jesus was always with me. He wrapped me in His loving embrace as I slept that first night. He restored my joy in the ...
A Prayer for the One Who Feels Angry
God, I am angry. So angry. Furious. Bitter. Resentful. Offended.
I am angry that you took my baby from me. That you would allow me to know the joys of pregnancy and motherhood only to strip them away. That you would leave me feeling so empty. So alone. So broken. I am angry that you would give me this road to walk. That the steps you have ordered for me would take me down this road. That the plans you have for me could harm me so deeply.
I am furious at myself. I am furious that my body could not do the one thing it is meant to do. That it could not protect my baby. It could not sustain him. It could not get him here safely. I am furious at how ...
