Happy 7th Birthday, Elise!
I believe like a child that suffering will be healed and made up for, that all the humiliating absurdity of human contradictions will vanish like a pitiful mirage, like the despicable fabrication of the impotent and infinitely small Euclidean mind of man, that in the world’s finale, at the moment of eternal harmony, something so precious will come to pass that it will suffice for all hearts, for the comforting of all resentments, of the atonement of all the crimes of humanity, of all the blood that they’ve shed; and it will make it not only possible to forgive but to justify what has happened.
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Brothers Karamazov
I know so many people who are sad right now. And if you’re sad, please, please stop and take some time to listen to this podcast on suffering by Tim Keller. He is one of the few I’ve heard talk about suffering in a comedic, grace-filled way. You will be blessed.
Happy Birthday, my little lady. You are missed. Your brother Isaac wants to come see you. He is sure that your house smells like grapes.
July 07 2008 12:00 am | Grace and Listen and Love and Remember
July 7th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Hi there–I was thinking of you all and Elise today. I wish she could be enjoying a birthday party at your house today. We love you.
July 7th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Praying for a peace filled day…
(I’ll take some time to listen later, but thanks for the link.)
July 8th, 2008 at 9:56 am
We prayed for you all regularly on the 7th of July. As I write this I am blown away by the thought of Elise sitting at the foot of Jesus having never known anything but pure love and joy…oh the grace and love of Christ!
July 10th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
I knew alot of Elise’s story, but not the whole thing, I just read it and cried of course. So beautiful and heart hurting, but then it wouldn’t hurt if it wasn’t for something beautiful. Marsh weighed the same as Elise and the same length! He had to be succtioned out too, mainly because of his heart rate I think, and yes I tore horrifically, I am so jealous of those stitchless mothers out there! I will think of her with Jesus, all those children who went before they came, they must all know each other like a family - a brother of mine and three of Chris’s are with her too. A hug and a prayer for you Camille.
July 14th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Thank you all. Thank you so much for helping us remember and thanking God for His great care even in such sadness.