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Disciple of Prayer
I hear there are five stages of grief. Denial, anger, ?, depression, acceptance.
Well, I think my mother is in the depression stage.
Over 14 years ago her son, my brother, went swimming, and the current pulled him under and he drowned. He was 14.
My mother seemed well for a while. I say well, what I really mean is just about coping and functioning in a way. He was always there but life goes on and they say.
Anyway, quite recently my mother is in training as a volunteer for a child death helpline. The training is very intensive. And you can imagine. She has also met other parents who have lost children. Their stories are very sad. Although I feel for these people, my sisters and I were concerned for our mother. Worried that this was the right thing for her. But we tried to look at it in a positive light. She can help people, we said. Maybe it will help her sort through things in her own mind, deal with her grief, accept it, we said.
At first she came home, and would often cry. But she hadn't cried for a long time. She never had counselling for her loss so we thought that maybe this crying would do her good, help her cry away the pain. Because it IS sad. So so sad.
But she just hasn't stopped. It's been six weeks now and she hasn't stopped crying. I'm in a good place. I've turned my life around from having a heroin addiction to studying my degree, yet my mother cries for the sadness I had when I was an addict. My sister had a beautiful baby girl but my mother cries for the baby she lost. She cries for every sad thing in the world. She won't leave the house because the littlest thing will set her off. I do not know if this is a stage. Will she come out of it? Ever?
She has asked me to pray for her. And Jesus said that if two or more gather on My Name thy will be done. And I'm sure the good Lord who sees everything understands that a virtual fellowship is the same as a physical one.
So please pray with me. Pray for my mother, for all the mothers, that one day their sadness will end. That God's love will comfort them and sustain them, through the sorrow and pain, and that one day they can walk unafraid till all hearts are reunited in the bosom of the Saviour, Son of Man, King of kings. In Jesus' Name, Lord, please have mercy on your humble servant. X
Well, I think my mother is in the depression stage.
Over 14 years ago her son, my brother, went swimming, and the current pulled him under and he drowned. He was 14.
My mother seemed well for a while. I say well, what I really mean is just about coping and functioning in a way. He was always there but life goes on and they say.
Anyway, quite recently my mother is in training as a volunteer for a child death helpline. The training is very intensive. And you can imagine. She has also met other parents who have lost children. Their stories are very sad. Although I feel for these people, my sisters and I were concerned for our mother. Worried that this was the right thing for her. But we tried to look at it in a positive light. She can help people, we said. Maybe it will help her sort through things in her own mind, deal with her grief, accept it, we said.
At first she came home, and would often cry. But she hadn't cried for a long time. She never had counselling for her loss so we thought that maybe this crying would do her good, help her cry away the pain. Because it IS sad. So so sad.
But she just hasn't stopped. It's been six weeks now and she hasn't stopped crying. I'm in a good place. I've turned my life around from having a heroin addiction to studying my degree, yet my mother cries for the sadness I had when I was an addict. My sister had a beautiful baby girl but my mother cries for the baby she lost. She cries for every sad thing in the world. She won't leave the house because the littlest thing will set her off. I do not know if this is a stage. Will she come out of it? Ever?
She has asked me to pray for her. And Jesus said that if two or more gather on My Name thy will be done. And I'm sure the good Lord who sees everything understands that a virtual fellowship is the same as a physical one.
So please pray with me. Pray for my mother, for all the mothers, that one day their sadness will end. That God's love will comfort them and sustain them, through the sorrow and pain, and that one day they can walk unafraid till all hearts are reunited in the bosom of the Saviour, Son of Man, King of kings. In Jesus' Name, Lord, please have mercy on your humble servant. X
