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Second Samuel, chapter 12, verses 22 and 23.

He said, while the child was still alive, I fasted and wept.

For I said, who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me that the child may live?

But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again?

I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

These are really heavy verses and there are a lot of other verses I thought about

leading us to pray through based on second Samuel, chapter 12.

But the reason I wanted to pray according to these two verses is because

they address a sober reality in this fallen world of children dying far too soon.

And I know there are likely some listening to this podcast right now who have

lost a child in this way and really a number of different ways.

Either before birth through miscarriage or soon after they were born, I think,

about sitting with families and hospital rooms as a child is hanging on for his or her life

just days into his or her life. And then after that, and very young ages,

due to all sorts of different circumstances, and I can think of few things heavier

than walking with a family through a situation like this.

I don't presume in any way to know the depth of emotion with that journey.

But this is one of the things I love about the Bible. It doesn't shy away from the depth

of emotions that we are familiar with in this world. And there's a lot we could say based on

second Samuel, chapter 12, verses 22 and 23, including I should mention the hope

that the Bible expresses here and teaches in other places that children and others with special

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