No Words Can Describe

Today I went to a baby's funeral
yesterday I went to his viewing
and Friday I held him just hours after he entered this world, lifeless


I held my friend as she cried
prayed for her and her husband
she tears over the pain, the deep brokenness
...and the life I loved that was lost so soon


it doesn't make sense
it's not fair
how could this happen?
why them? why now?

the service was beautiful

from start to finish tears were shed

we killed countless trees with our kleenex usage

and we left with  no more answers than we came with

but we left with hope

with a new perspective

the pastor spoke from Psalms

little Brantley was knit together in my dear friends womb

and though we never saw him with life in him

He was not hidden from God

He was fully known

and fully loved

this precious child, whose eyes never opened on this earth

opened them for the first time to see Jesus

this dear baby who never opened his mouth to speak-

his first words proclaimed the greatness of our God

The first sounds he heard outside of the womb

were the noises of heaven

and he smiled and laughed and basked in the glory of our Savior

The pastor who opened spoke of the impact that Brantley made

he said that those who held him were forever changed

I am so honored to be one of those

I cherish the moments spent with his mother, my hands on her belly

those are my memories of Brantley

and they are absolutely priceless

We may never understand

but HE DOES

we may be shocked and confused

but HE IS NOT

and it will probably always hurt

but we have a HOPE

that He knows the number of our days

and we will be reunited again

and until that time

we lift each other up

and cling to the only One who can truly comfort

 

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