John Piper on his granddaughter
September 24th, 2007John Piper writes about his granddaughter Felicity who was stillborn Sept. 22. I wept as I read it, and can’t imagine what that kind of pain is like. For some reason, God in His grace has spared my family from experiencing it. I thank Him for that, and pray that He will be a source of comfort to the Piper family during this trial.
Tim, as a first time granddad of a 3 month old healthy boy, I too thank God for his grace. May God bless the Piper family.
We lost our first pregnancy 12 years ago and I still grieve at times.
We have been through three miscarriages, the first one was seven months along at the time. They were some of the darkest moments of our lives. They were also the times when our loving Father taught us the most about his grace and the true meaning of His mercy. Although the pain is still close (I am in tears writing this) the loving arms of our Father envelop us and bring us contentment.
Those “tragedies” as some would call them have given us the gift of mercy to help others who suffer similar loss and the ability to endure with kindness who ask us why we only have one child.
We are very thankful for the one precious gift He gave us who turned six this year and are praying to adopt her a brother or sister.
Our prayers are with the Piper family and we are also thankful for a sovereign Father whose peace passes all understanding.
We have had two miscarrages (both at 9 weeks or so) in the last year. I don’t think we have yet feel the full grief….
We feel for the Piper family during this time….
James
My heart and prayers also go out to the Piper family. I have lost two babies, one early second trimester and one in the beginning of pregnancy, and it’s grief beyond comprehension. To the previous two posters, a friend and I co-own a site we created to bring awareness to a problem too many doctors are ignoring. The site is http://lowprogesteroneinpregnancy.com. My heart goes out to you as well.