When a family loses a child through a sudden loss the shock of that loss sends many people running the opposite direction. . Friends you thought would be there for you as you travel the journey of grief will no longer be there for you. Silence will soon become your friend. Where once the phone rang off the hook when your child was alive and enjoying life your phone now rarely rings when your child is gone. Your address book is being re-written.
This was exactly what grief professionals told us would happen shortly after our daughter Maria's sudden loss on June 10th, 2007. This was exactly why we were advised to be proactive in our grief recovery by seeking out others and being involved in grief support groups and in my case getting involved in professional counseling.
When death occurs to a child the shock becomes so overwhelming that many people simply are ill equipped to support you in your journey. There is hope.
I knew that my decision at the age of 18 meant that I had a Savior who was willing to walk with our family through our long solitary journey of grief. When he took his final breath on the cross his final words were ' it is finished' which meant that no longer were we under the old law of rituals and sacrifices. Through his death on the cross Jesus paid the price for every one of us.to get to heaven. Our daughter died with a smile on her face. Jesus not only was there the night our daughter went home to heaven, but Jesus was also there for each of our family members in very specific and unique ways. The good shepherd was there to help us through the painful journey.
While you rewrite your address book there is one name you can leave in it and that name is Jesus. Just as Deuteronomy 31:6 says 'Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake. He will always be there for you and that, my friend, you can take to the bank.
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