A Day of Remembrance

Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.  While I am unbelievably blessed to have never experienced this immense loss personally, this is a subject that is very sensitive and near to my heart.  In just the past few months, I have had three friends lose their precious babies due to miscarriage.  I am not even going to pretend to know what this kind of loss feels like, but I have wept with them and for them, and prayed with everything in me that God would give a peace and understanding that only He can give.

While it may seem easy to say, the truth is, each and everyone of these babies was created and planned by God.  I don't know why they had to go to be with Him in heaven before their mommies and daddies got to meet them here on this earth, but I do know that God is sovereign and in control.  He has a reason and a purpose for taking them away so soon, and whatever is was, it was for His glory.  I pray that through each and every loss, as unbearably painful as they had to be, my friends were able to draw closer to God and rely on His strength, and experience His love and peace in a way they have never known before.

"The word of the LORD came to me, saying,  "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart,"  Jeremiah 1:5a 

God knew these babies.  He created them.  He loved them.  And in the midst of all the hurt and pain of loss, is God's amazing and perfect plan.  Today, as I remember and pray for all the babies who we have not yet been able to meet, and each of my dear friends who has had to go through such a difficult time, I cling to this promise.  Through all the tears I remind myself of the loving and perfect God that we serve, and His plan that is perfect, even if I do not understand.

Please take a moment today to pray for anyone you know who has lost a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth or SIDS, as well as all the people who this difficult loss has affected across the world.  Thank you for your love and prayers.