A prayer for grieving mothers by Emily Rose Massey, read by Liam Arton.

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death

so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind who have no hope.

For we believe that Jesus died and rose again.

And so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

First Thessalonians 4, 13-18.

Although it's been almost seven years since my husband and I experienced the loss of the

first child in my womb, my heart has recently been stirred to mourn with those who have

walked through and are walking through the pain of losing a little one.

No matter the age, recently I gave birth to our third child.

When I was being admitted to the hospital, the nurse was asking me a variety of routine

questions, one of which was how many pregnancies have you had.

When I answered off the cuff, this is my fourth, my first one was a miscarriage, she turned

around from her computer, looked at me with the most compassionate eyes and said,

oh I'm so sorry for your loss, her response moved me.

And I realized that time in my life mattered then and it still matters today.

So much time has passed and life continues on, but I don't think about it much.

But I believe it is important to remember that was my first child.

I don't know why women don't speak about loss or miscarriage much or why we may feel

like we don't have to mention it, but that kind response from my nurse really made me

reflect and remember and want to talk about it and share that time in my life.

I believe it's important to remind your heart that the life that was inside of you

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