A prayer request

6/10/02 | Redcloak

[HeadOn]

"...Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest." Joshua 1:9

May the Holy Spirit comfort all of your family, and the peace that passes all understanding be real to you, now more than ever.

[GailA]

Father Lord, grant your peace and comfort to our friends in their our of need. May our Lord Jesus hold you and your family in the palm of His hand.

Losing a child is never easy. Remember women and men grieve differently and your wife is also dealing with post-partum and surgery. Be kind to yourselves.

I lost my Bryan at 33 days. My Jeremy at 16 yrs.

[Unknown Freeper]

Redcloak, I am very sorry for your loss and for the pain your family is experiencing now. Check to see if your hospital has support groups. You may find that the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) or the Social Services department of the hospital has support sessions and groups for those who have suffered a loss such as yours.

[Vigilantcitizen]

Prayers for you and your wife.

[Bizzy Bugz]

I am so sorry that this has happened to your family. You and yours will be in my prayers. I know that it is hard but do not know how hard, but God does and he will be there for you. It will take lots of time. But God is faithful and will answer prayers in the way that is best for us. May God bless all of your family.

[Bizzy Bugz]

I am so sorry that this has happened to your family. You and yours will be in my prayers. I know that it is hard but do not know how hard, but God does and he will be there for you. It will take lots of time. But God is faithful and will answer prayers in the way that is best for us. May God bless all of your family.

[Salvation]

Prayers for you and your wife. You mention trying to keep the right face. No, for heaven's sake, give yourself the time and space to cry and grieve. May the Lord walk with you during this difficult time in your life, and may He even carry you when you need that comfort and strength.

PS. I did not lose a child, but rather lost a husband. Where I found help was Beginning Experience, an ecumenical peer ministry for those who are grieving a loss, be it through a divorce or a death. Click on my name to read my story.

[Siobhan]

You have my prayers and the prayers of my family. I'm so sorry that this has happened to you and your wife. May you be sustained by the peace that surpasses all human understanding, and may that peace guard and keep your hearts in the knowledge and love of God and of his Son Christ Jesus the Lord.

[d14truth]

Faith, hope, and love

May the 'Peace that passes all understanding' comfort you and your family during this time of personal grief. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I am so sorry for your loss and I pray that you and your family will be able to bear the grief. My daughter almost suffered the same problem, but luckily they got her baby out in time by Cesarean section. He's completely normal. Her next baby was a completely normal birth, and he became autistic at 2. We can never predict the outcome of our lives. It is all God's will and God's plan.

God Bless you, your family, and your precious baby.

[livius]

Prayers for you, your family, and your baby Forrest - who is alive with God. And may God send you His consolation because Forrest has left you so soon to join Him.

[Cap'n Crunch]

I'm very sorry Redcloak. Your family is in my prayers. I know we will all be together one day, and then we will rejoice.

Peace be with you.

It's been a tough week here at FR.

[Askel5]

Sometimes when we were saying our evening prayers as children, my folks would pull out the black and white framed photo of my brother in his tiny draped coffin at the funeral home. Given his proximity to some entrance or exitway, I imagined that must be what the children's doorway to heaven looked like and wondered how it was he got so lucky.

My parents explained we'd always have an extra guardian angel, a brother with whom we'd never fight but who'd always be on the lookout for us.

Presented thus, it all seemed so wonderful -- a brother in Heaven who was happy and would look after us until we finally met one day -- that I never really gave a lot of thought to how painful was their loss ... until I was much older and visited his grave with my folks, each of them still possessed of their own painful and private memories. My Dad was simply very quiet. My Mother sobbed.

After my Mom's and my trip, she brought out my brother's baby book once we returned home to Tulsa; it was the first and last time I've ever seen it. Her signature scrapbook style detailed the showers, gifts, happy notes of congratulations and expectation and -- turning a page -- was then full of telegrams of condolences and sorrow.

I always visit his grave any time I'm passing through Topeka. I know the way by heart. I figure that's also how I'll know it's he should I make to heaven to join him one day.

I am so sorry for your loss and do hope what strength you seem to have at present will indeed help you look after your wife. (It's my Mom who needed someone to lean on at the grave some 25 years later.) I shall keep all of you in my prayers and know my family will too ... especially my Mom who reads these pages.

[kcvl]

Prayers on the way...

[big'ol_freeper]

I am so sorry and heartbroken to hear of your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers. May God bless and comfort you in this time of sadness. We are all here for you.

[RJL]

Prayer sent.

[patent]

Prayer bump.

During the delivery of our first child he got twisted in his umbilical cord and it was slowing his heartbeat down. It was pretty frightening at the time, lots of people were swirling in and out of the room in a big hurry. I can't imagine what it would have been like to have lost him, coming close was hard enough.

Stay with your wife, she will need you badly. Our prayers go up for you tonight.

patent

[RAT Patrol]

You make me cry all over again. A sweet cry though.

[pubmom]

I'm praying for your family, and I have others praying as well.