Pray for a family who lost a child today

A family who is very close to us (especially my wife) lost their little baby boy today in a horrible accident. I will not go into details, but for everyone who reads this blog, please pray for them in this time of grief and loss. Pray that God will fill His people with His Spirit to minister to this family today and in the days to come. It will only be by God’s grace that this family will be healed. They have three older children and I cannot imagine what they are dealing with at this moment.

This is now a time to remember that all things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose. God has called this family to suffer a horrible thing, but we must never forget that all those who have been united to Christ have been called to suffer much in this world… but because this family is united to Jesus their suffering will not be in vain and they will receive back seven fold of that which they lost this day.

Pray for their perseverance and preservation, that this tragedy will not cause them to fall away from the living God. Pray that their marriage will be maintained through God’s Spirit working out their salvation. Pray that they will be transformed from one degree of glory to another.

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?” ( Romans 8 )

12 And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. 13 He had also seven sons and three daughters. 14 And he called the name of the first daughter Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-happuch. 15 And in all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job’s daughters. And their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers. 16 And after this Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, four generations. 17 And Job died, an old man, and full of days.” ( Job 42 )

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  1. We were singing this song in choir practice tonight, and as we sang the words to this song I thought of this couple and the unimaginable grief and pain they must be going through, and I had to stop for a moment because I was overwhelmed with sorrow and compassion for them. I’ve visited in their home, sat and talked with them, and remarked to the person I was with as we left from our visit how very blessed I was by that visit. I saw a family that obviously loved their children, and also seemed to love their Lord. You are right; it is only by the grace of God that this family will be healed. So many things bearing down on them that its painful to even think of it. Here’s the song we sang; perhaps you will see why I would relate the words to what they must be going through:

    My Wordless Prayer

    Craig Courtney/Pamela Martin

    My words lie still and lifeless as dust upon the sand,
    I can no longer voice one request or one demand,
    My cup of tears is empty, I can no longer cry,
    My lips have fallen silent, my prayer is but a sigh.

    Spirit come and rest Your ear upon my heart,
    O come and hear my wordless prayer, my wordless plea
    And take them far away from me.
    Take them from this heart of mine to the Father’s heart divine.
    Speak in tones unknown to man that God may hear and understand.

    My voice is weak from calling to You both night and day.
    How long will You be silent? Why do You turn away?

    Spirit, come and rest Your ear upon my heart;
    O come and hear my wordless prayer, my silent plea
    And take them far away from me.
    Take them from this heart of mine to the Father’s heart divine.
    Speak in tones unknown to man that God may hear and understand.

    © 2006 Beckenhorst Press, Inc.

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