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The Why, the Reason and Faith

needed to do for you. Seek your Creator and find His heart to
love on you during this trial.

“Jesus wept.” The vulnerability of these two words from
John 11:35 hits me. Jesus wept from the effect of loss and grief.
Jesus mourned for the death of his friend. He was in the pres-
ence of his friend’s family and community, and they noticed his
weeping and knew he loved Lazarus. He knew his life would
be returned to him, just like he knows your baby’s existence is
restored in His kingdom after their last moment on earth. Jesus
was fully Divine and yet fully human. Weeping can be a clear
picture of a healthy emotional response to grief. We can relate to
this humanity. Accept the grief by letting yourself feel the pain
like Jesus did.
King David of Israel said something profound of God, “You
keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your
bottle. You have recorded each one in your book” Psalm 56:8. He
says that so confidently. For those who know deep pain, it could
be comforting to have God so present that he tenderly counts
and keeps track of our tears and sorrows. He is like an Author
tracking our every move to convey He cares. “The righteous cry
out, and the Lord hears them, he delivers them from all their
troubles” Psalm 34:17.
This is your encouragement to cry out and express your
feelings, pain, mourning and grief. God’s Word does say when
the righteous cry out, the Lord hears and delivers. This is com-
passion unmatched. The question that fills this community is:
“Why? Why me?” Maybe you have thought, “I am good, I had
a hard year already, this is unfair, I don’t deserve this.” It’s true
that it is not fair. Troubles happen to all, but burying a child is
hard.

We live in a broken world, and even being righteous in Christ
does not stop the troubles from rolling in. Here’s the cliff-hang-
er, in all of your troubles you will be delivered from them ALL.

“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them. He
delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to

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