For many of us who experienced the loss of a child the holidays can be a troubling time. Our minds go back to the day when our child was alive doing Easter traditions such as the Easter egg hunt, dressing up for Church, or going out to buffet brunch while grandparents, aunts, and uncles dote on them. When a loss occurs they no longer have any new memories of their child like those whose children are still living. When the holidays arrive many are hit with emotional triggers wishing their own child was still with them. Life is lonely and the home will seem eerily silent as surviving children learn how to do life without their sibling. Life for them will seem unfair as they rewind the tapes wondering if they had done something different might their child still be alive.
The greatest gift you can give to a family mourning a loss is the gift of memories. Dig into the inner vault of your mind those memories of a special time you had with their deceased child. Families cherished those memories more than you might know.
In many ways, God's precious word was written by many who were divinely inspired by God to preserve the message of God's love for them. God wanted you to know that He loved you so much that He sacrifice his son, Jesus Christ, on the cross so that you may experience everlasting forgiveness and eternal life. Through the death and resurrection of His son, he taught you that we are to grieve with hope with the full assurance that you will see your loved ones again.
Jesus isn't in the grave where he cannot help us. Jesus has risen!
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