Another One

Lord, You took another child Home today.  He was just 12 years old.  Just about to start his teenage years.  I simply cannot believe this.  Another child, Lord... one of the many children that You have given me to pray for these past several years and one of the many children that has died during that time.  MANY!  I have no words that begin to express how I feel about losing yet another child to cancer and/or other critical or terminal diseases. If my heartache is as deep as it is, I cannot imagine how the parents/families must feel.  There has to be an emptiness that is far beyond excruciating and only You can fill with Your peace and grace.

Then I remember that You lost Your Son, Your only Son, too.  Your heart was shattered on that day.  You had to watch Him be humiliated, tortured and nailed to a cross where common criminals were executed.  You had to be separated from Him for three days.  All for people who needed to be set free from the power of sin in their lives.  People who didn’t think they needed to be rescued in any way.  I can’t begin to fathom Your pain and agony.   

Thank You, Lord, for Your loving care for the parents, siblings and all of us who love these children who are so very sick and those who die.  You know how they feel.  Comfort them, Lord.  Comfort us all with Your peace and grace.  We can’t make it on our own.  

“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”  Romans 5:8

“ For we do not have a high priest Who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have One Who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--- yet was without sin.”  Hebrews 4:15