HOW DO YOU COMFORT YOUR CHILD?

When your child is born and you first hold it in your arms the overwhelming sense of wonder and love that fills your heart makes you wants to do anything you can to comfort and protect that child. Most times a hug, a kiss, sometimes a bandage, an assurance that they are loved by you and by God are sufficient. But as they grow the hurts and dissappointments they face grow with them and you can't do much except add a lot of prayer to the "mother" treatment, and support them in any way you can. And when they are fully grown and off on their own and they suffer the worst hurt and sorrow a parent can face, the loss of a child through no fault of their own, the only comfort you can give them is the same--hugs and kisses and the assurance that they are loved by you and by their God, but it seems so little compared to their hurt. At the same time you feel as though your own heart is bursting with the pain of this loss on top of everything else. This tiny baby boy who has been so anticipated will never be held in your arms. Okay, Grandpa, this one you get to hold first!
(Written earlier but not posted.)