A beloved member of our extended family went suddenly to be with the Lord today. I can’t imagine the pain her parents are feeling as they say goodbye to their daughter. We cling to the knowledge that God is good, even in these darkest of days, and that sweet Lauren is finally safe and whole and healthy in the embrace of her Heavenly Father. I found solace in these words by Charles Spurgeon:
““O dear friend, when thy grief presses thee to the very dust, worship there! If that spot has come to be thy Gethsemane, then present there thy ‘strong crying and tears’ unto thy God. Remember David’s words, ‘Ye people, pour out your hearts,’ — but do not stop there, finish the quotation, — ‘Ye people, pour out your hearts before him.’ Turn the vessel upside down; it is a good thing to empty it, for this grief may ferment into something more sour. Turn the vessel upside down, and let every drop run out; but let it be before the Lord. ‘Ye people, pour out your hearts before him: God is a refuge for us.’ When you are bowed down beneath a heavy burden of sorrow, then take to worshipping the Lord, and especially to that kind of worshipping which lies in adoring God, and in making a full surrender of yourself to the divine will.”
While we don’t understand why God would let a child die, we trust that her death is in His divine will, and that His stores of compassion and comfort are freely given to all who take refuge in Him.
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