when all you can do is cry...

I'm glad that God is caring and loving when all you can do is cry. I'm glad His ears are open to the cries of His children.

Dave and Melissa Cooper lost their baby last night. Little unborn, baby Jonas Cooper will never grow up to play with his big sister. This fall will not bring a season of new baby clothes and diapers.

I remember Melissa's excitement when she found out she was pregnant. I remember her joy when she learned they were having a boy. Now, I'm hearing of their agony and pain. I'm about to watch my friends embark on some of the deepest suffering they've ever faced.

How kind of God to prepare us. How grateful I am for the warning in 1st Peter: suffering is coming...put your trust in God. Look to Christ as your hope and motivation. Rest there.

So, with tears, I am choosing to rest in God's soveriegnty. With a heavy heart, I resolve to bless, not charge God. And by God's grace, I will join so many from years past who can say, trysting in our faithful God "you give and take away... but blessed be Your Name."

God, help. Help us to remember that even when we can't cry in faith, that You are holding us secure... that nothing is outside of your control - even things that are outside of our understanding.

"...this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him." The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD."