Christmas...A Source of Comfort
We do not want you to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13) The phone call was unexpected. The news gut-wrenching. The unborn baby lay dead in his mother’s womb and she was faced with the ordeal of delivering the corpse of her first-born child. Our hearts broke as we thought of the agony she and her husband and their families must be experiencing. Eight months earlier we had rejoiced with them over this long-awaited pregnancy, and followed its development with enthusiasm and eager anticipation as the due date drew near. Now joy dissolved into disbelief and sorrow. It was only a few days after Christmas and death seemed out of place in a season when families were celebrating, sharing memories, and making new ones. Knowing that future Christmases for this family would hold painful reminders of their loss seemed to magnify the sense of tragedy. Why Christmas, of all times? The thought came naturally, and over t...