I have grieved much since that day over the fact that, in God’s original plan, this was not supposed to happen. Before the Fall in Genesis 3, all babies were to be born into this world and death was no such thing. But as sin entered the world, miscarriage and all other suffering entered the world. Suffering is everywhere and inevitable. The phrase, “these things should not be” has constantly entered my mind in this past month. Not only in my own suffering but also in suffering around me. Just this week, as I have watched a local family bury their six-month-old daughter. These things should not be. As we have watched some of our dearest friends fight a long, hard battle of infertility. These things should not be.
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Finding Hope in the Midst of Suffering
As I sit here quietly while my little boy naps, I remember that day one month ago so vividly. On that day I realized that I was miscarrying our second child. It was the child who we had been dreaming of and planning for after receiving news that I was expecting. This was the child who we could not wait to meet. This was the child to whom our little boy would become a big brother. They would play and grow together, becoming the best of friends, I had hoped. But in a matter of minutes, those hopes and dreams were gone.
I have grieved much since that day over the fact that, in God’s original plan, this was not supposed to happen. Before the Fall in Genesis 3, all babies were to be born into this world and death was no such thing. But as sin entered the world, miscarriage and all other suffering entered the world. Suffering is everywhere and inevitable. The phrase, “these things should not be” has constantly entered my mind in this past month. Not only in my own suffering but also in suffering around me. Just this week, as I have watched a local family bury their six-month-old daughter. These things should not be. As we have watched some of our dearest friends fight a long, hard battle of infertility. These things should not be.
I have grieved much since that day over the fact that, in God’s original plan, this was not supposed to happen. Before the Fall in Genesis 3, all babies were to be born into this world and death was no such thing. But as sin entered the world, miscarriage and all other suffering entered the world. Suffering is everywhere and inevitable. The phrase, “these things should not be” has constantly entered my mind in this past month. Not only in my own suffering but also in suffering around me. Just this week, as I have watched a local family bury their six-month-old daughter. These things should not be. As we have watched some of our dearest friends fight a long, hard battle of infertility. These things should not be.
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