Encouragement Page
Our hope is that the verses and submissions contained herein will be an encouragement to each of our hearts as we travel this road of grief together.
Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in
want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me;
your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows
Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalm 119:50
My comfort in my suffering is this:
Your promise preserves my life.
Psalm 119:76
May your unfailing love be my comfort,
according to your promise to your servant.
Isaiah 25:7-8
On this mountain he will destroy the shroud
that enfolds all peoples,
the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death
forever.
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces;...
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for
you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a
future."
2 Corinthians
1:3-5
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all
comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can
comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have
received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over
into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
The
Other Land
It is not far away, the place to which they go,
It is just beyond the starlit skies;
it is where the moonbeams grow
And night is day and day is night and sorrow
comes no more.
Where love abides beyond the tides upon a
golden shore,
and we must wait here for awhile - until it's time
to go.
Although we carry on, we mourn, because we miss
Her so;
and through the years, God dries our tears...
He said, "My Peace I Give"
Author is unknown
Love
Between This Father and His Son
by
Michelle, Mommy to Skyler
Written for Mike & Skyler and the love they will always share
The
treasured love held between a father and his son is one I have
witnessed from the moment it begun.
Upon hearing the words "you're having a boy" the
journey began and the father's heart filled with joy.
This father would choose the name for his son and even before
birth their connection was won.
No matter his difference, God had chosen this special one, to
give this father to love and be his son.
The father would never complain or ask why, instead he shared
love with his special little guy.
Be it morning's first light or the darkest black night, you often
would find this father holding his son tight.
This son's love was spoken though speech he could not use, love
can be passed and words never be fused.
The knowledge is old as the heavens are high that windows of
souls are known as the eyes.
Laughter and Love, Strength and pain to, could often be seen
being shared by these two.
No words or emotions could fully explain, in detail or depth,
this fathers great pain as he watched life subside with his son's
final breath.
This journey of Love shared by this father and his son has not
with death ended but instead now has forever to grow and to run.
God’s Lent Child
I’ll lend
you for a while
A child of mine God said
For you to cherish while he lives,
And mourn for when he’s dead.
It may be for
one or two years,
Or forty two or three,
But will you, till I call him back
Take care of him for me.
He’ll
bring you charms to gladden you
And should his stay be brief,
You’ll have his lovely memories
As solace for grief.
I cannot
promise he will stay,
Since ALL from earth return,
But the lessons that are taught below,
I want this lent child to learn.
I’ve
looked the whole world over
In search of teachers true,
And from the ones who crown life’s lanes
I have chosen YOU.
Will you give
him all your love?
Nor think the labor vain?
Nor hate me when I come to take
This lent child back again?
I fancied that
I heard them say
Dear Lord, Thy will be done,
For the joy thy child will bring,
The risk of grief will run.
We’ll
shelter him with tenderness
We’ll love him while we may.
And for the happiness we’ve known,
Forever grateful we will stay.
But should thy
angels call for him
Much sooner than we’d planned,
We’ll brave the grief that comes to us,
And try to understand.
My
Daddy and Me
by
Michelle, Mommy to Skyler
Written for his Daddy
my daddy and me
we would laugh and we would play
my smile without words would "I love you" i say
he would greet me each sunrise
with a smile just for me
there with his smiles in my crib i would be
he would hug me so close i could feel all his love
so i'd hug him right back showing him he was loved
my daddy would kiss me and games we would play
if it were my choice i would have chosen to stay
my daddy would kiss me and tell me goodnight
but i always knew he wasn't far from my sight
"Daddy" please know that i keep you here with me
in my love filled memories of
Daddy & Me
Don't
be sad Mom and Dad, Jesus brought me home to rest,
I know its going to be hard at first, but He always knows what's
best.
I
know I wasn't with you long, nowhere near long enough,
But I'm at home where I can run and play and do lots of other
stuff.
Jesus
thought I'd had enough, it was no kind of life for me,
Don't be sad I'm perfect here just you wait and see.
I
know you did all you could, you never gave up on me,
When you get here we've got some catching up to do, but we'll
have all eternity.
God
has something big for you Mom and Dad, but I can't give away His
plan,
He needs two people just like you, A godly woman and a Godly man.
Just
remember God's will is perfect, it happened the way it was
supposed to be,
I'm getting the grand tour of Heaven right now, just Jesus and
me.
I
talked to the disciples a while ago, they just got back from
fishin',
Keep winning souls for Christ Mom and Dad, that's your biggest
mission.
Don't
cry for me Mom and Dad, we're only apart for a while,
Someday soon we'll meet at Heaven's gates, and greet you with a
smile.
I
can run along the streets of gold, down by the crystal sea,
And back up on the hill at my mansion, there's a table set for
three.
Gotta
go for now Mom and dad, I just thought I'd drop you a line,
Don't worry Mom and Dad, I'm safe in Jesus' arms, where the sun
will always shine.
Keep
on marching forward as God's soldiers, through the morning, night
and afternoon,
I just wanted you to know how much I love you Mom and Dad, and
know I'll see you soon.