Yesterday was a special day. Yesterday was May 20th, 2012. It was the day our dear friends' little boy was supposed to be born. We were supposed to be celebrating the birth of their son, Zane. We were supposed to be passing him around, cuddling him in our arms, and praising God for the miracle of new life. We were supposed to be happy.
But those were only our plans. And our plans didn't turn out the way we expected.
8 weeks ago, our friends, Kaely and Chad, learned that they had lost their little boy at 32 weeks. It was devastating. Days and nights have been filled with tears and sorrow. Every moment seems to remind them of what should have been.
Yet with all this pain, they don't live in the darkness of sorrow. They don't live with hopelessness. They live in the light of truth. "I will turn their mourning into joy. I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing." (Jeremiah 31:13)
Chad and Kaely know the goodness of God. They know the power of God. They know our Savior, Jesus Christ. And when they don't feel it, they have still held onto what they know to be true. They have hope. Hope of seeing Zane in Heaven one day. Hope that God will use this time for good and for His Glory. Hope in the power of the resurrection that has conquered death, even the death of their son. Hope that it's going to be worth it all.
So even in the midst of mourning Zane, we can sing these praises to God...
"...He gives and takes away. My heart will choose to say, 'Lord blessed be Your name'."
...which is exactly what we did yesterday, May 20th, 2012. A very special day. God has given us a community to share life with...for times of celebrating, for times of mourning, and for all the other times in between. What a blessing it is to be united with Christ as we are united with each other.
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| Worshipping God in song and prayer. |
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| What a privilege to see Chad and Kaely choose to walk in the light of God's grace. |
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| Just the girls. |
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| It only took 10 pictures to get one with all of them cooperating:) |
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| Beautiful Kaely. |
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| I LOVE that our kids get to be a part of the blessings of community. |
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| Of course we had to play, "Ring around the rosy... |
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| ...pocket full of posies; ashes, ashes... |
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| ...we all fall down!" |
2 comments:
Thank you so much (again) for doing this. We are very blessed to have so many people walking through this with us.
Thanks for sharing this special event. I'm still praying for you, Kaely!
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