This was written shortly after a miscarriage. During that valley, Abba God was teaching me much about His faithfulness, and about the need to look for beauty when the walls feel like they're going to cave in. If you're grieving, know that you are not alone. While waves of grief will visit unannounced and unwanted, I pray that our Father in heaven will wash over you with His warm love. He knows what it is like to lose a child, and He will walk with you through this valley.
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What a strange paradox. To bear a great grief knit together
with boundless joy, wrapped up in the hope extended from heaven. Sorrow becomes
a useful tool of growth and wisdom. Joy calmly flows underneath the emotions
which rage in the journey. Fire and floods rise, but those in Christ are not
consumed.
No, we are held together and made complete by a pure love which
never lets us go. In the arms of Christ Jesus, we are comforted and
strengthened. Gratitude overflows and life continues amidst the deepest of
canyons and the breath-taking mountain peaks.
I look forward to seeing [those lost] in heaven someday, but
today I choose to trust Jesus to provide the strength I need, so that I can persevere in hope. Today I
cherish my choice to take one more step closer to Jesus. Even in the pain. For He is my everything, when all else is stripped away, and He will see me through each heartache.
Abba God, grief is so hard to bear. My anguish is overwhelming; my sadness as a flood. Please be nearer to me in this valley than You've ever been before. Help me to accept your love, because everything hurts right now.
Father, I lift up those who are grieving today. Whether it's been a day or 15 years... Minister to them. Cause them to know Your tender touch, Your gentle love, Your intimate concern for them. May they be supported by those who understand how to love patiently. Give them courage - when the time is right - to continue living, never forgetting their loved one, but celebrating the life they miss. In Jesus' name...
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