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Grieving for aChild

GRIEVING FOR A CHILD

God, I’m thinking about (name of child) and wishing he/she were here. What would he/she be like today? healthy whole happy older I miss him/her so much. I am comforted to know that he/she is safe and happy in Your loving embrace. Still, as a mother, let me ask: please hold him/her gently, but a little tighter, as I would if only I could. And please help me remember his/her smile and his/ her voice and help me take pleasure in the happy memories and help me let the hard ones fade. Please take my acts of loving‑kindness, my tzedakah, and my prayers, and let them be a gift for him/her. Please help his/her soul go even higher as I pray for him/her today. Please help me feel comforted as I think about my love for him/her, his/her love for me, and Your love for both of us. Please help me feel Your warm embrace. And help me remember that in that space, loved by You, held by You, my child is too.

— Aliza Bulow, Denver, Colorado

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