Natalie Grant
Two months is too little.
They let him go.
They had no sudden healing.
To think that providence would
Take a child from his mother while she prays
Is appalling.
Who told us we’d be rescued?
What has changed and why should we be saved from nightmares?
We’re asking why this happens
To us who have died to live?
It’s unfair.
Chorus:
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we’d be held.
This hand is bitterness.
We want to taste it, let the hatred NUMB our sorrow.
The wise hands opens slowly to lilies of the valley and tomorrow.
(Chorus)
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we’d be held.
Bridge:
If hope is born of suffering.
If this is only the beginning.
Can we not wait for one hour watching for our Savior?
(Chorus)
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we’d be held.
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Today, I have a heavy heart.
Elizabeth, a friend that is from the Seattle area, whom I met first online but then in person back in November, lost her infant son last night.
Elizabeth is also one that has had to deal with infertility. She was fortunate enough to be able to do IVF and get pregnant, with twins, on her first go-around.
Elliot and Vivian were born on March 30th.
At a week old, Elliot stopped breathing while nursing.
Elizabeth's MIL was able to do CPR and revive him and he'd been fighting for his life till last night when his little body could no longer hold on.
As you can imagine, Elizabeth and her family are completely devastated during what should be the happiest time of their lives. Completely heartbroken.
If you wouldn't mind, please keep them all in your prayers while they deal with a death, and a funeral for their baby, as well as still needing to be there and present for their little Vivian.
Elizabeth, if you see this, please know that I'm praying for Jesus to comfort you during this time and to wrap his loving arms around you and your husband and the rest of your family. I'm so very sorry that you had so little time with your little miracle boy. I wish more than anything that the clocks could be turned back and that this nightmare you're living would never have happened in the first place. xoxo
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