God is There in Miscarriage

May 29

A week after she had humbled herself and asked for prayer, she began spotting.  The verse on one of my devotionals was Acts 17:28.    In Him we live and move and have our being. 

We both remained hopeful that she would see this baby live and thrive, but a day later a miscarriage took place.  Early that morning I received an email devotional by author, Tracie Miles, written in relationship to Romans 8:28, and it gave examples of women who had endured painful experiences.
"You see, each one had allowed God to transform her pain into purpose, and as a result, their lives now shine as a living testament to the power of a Holy God.  Each one had watched God turn something difficult into something that would glorify Him."

Our daughter wrote to me and said,  "All these emails and scriptures helped this morning.  I feel like I cannot digest enough of Gods word.  I am eating it up like a starving woman."  She also explained her grief had led her to her harp and she allowed God to produce a beautiful new melody on the harp.

God Has Not Forgotten You by Tracie Miles.

And He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday."

Psalm 37:6

"A preacher was in a church where he felt God had led him. But nothing seemed to be working out, so he wanted to go to another church.  He told a friend, 'I know where God put me, and I know God put me here, but I just wonder if He remembers where He put me.' 

Yes, God remembers! He has not forgotten. He is never late. Don't rush God. Don't think He has abandoned you because your prayers are not answered.  He will turn your midnight into a sunrise and  your mourning into dancing."

He has gone before us. Deuteronomy 31:8

He loves (you and this baby)  more than we possibly could.  1 John 3:1
He has brought us through a lot of tough days.  Isaiah 46:4
He knows every fiber of (your and this baby's) bodies.  Psalm 139:13
He has plans for us.  Jeremiah 29:11
His love is greater than anything we can comprehend.  Romans 8:38-39
He knows all the unknown.  Psalm 147:5

Often, we don't know how to handle the grief of another. We want to say something to bring comfort, but at times just the opposite occurs.  Comments like, "At least you have a child" or "Miscarriages occur so often," don't bring comfort to the woman who believes life begins at conception and longs to hold that baby.  This email from a friend was so sincere, heart felt and pointed us in the right direction.

"I cannot know your grief, Boo, but I'm praying for safety, comfort and a Higher joy."
In our grief, it is a comfort to know others care.

A week later our daughter received an envelope in the mail full of letters from a 4th grade class, at the Christian School where my husband is the head.  She emailed us about the experience.

"The students in her class each drew me pictures and wrote scriptures and prayers for me. I am absolutely blown away.  Tears are streaming down my face at how loved I feel.  One, that you (Pop) asked your school to pray for me, and two because of the thoughtfulness of these fourth graders and their teacher.  Will you please tell the how impacted I was by their letters?  This is one of the sweetest things I have ever received and I will treasure each letter."