As I spent time this month preparing to talk about the grief of miscarriage, infertility, stillbirth, infant loss, I asked several friends to share wisdom with me. One of the main things I was hoping to know was were there any resources that were helpful to them and their families. But what I ended up hearing in response was that the very most helpful resource was God's Word, the Bible. And I realize, sometimes I find myself looking for a tool that will help solve my problems (especially quickly), but oh the goodness of His Word to slowly transform our hearts day after day and year after year. So as I share these books for children, I do so praying it can be resource that also draws us more and more to His Word.
The Moon is Always Round is written to speak of the God's constant goodness. This book was written by Jonathan Gibson for his three year old son after his sister, Leila was stillborn.
As parents, we are use wisdom of when and how to share about death and loss. This isn't a resounding endorsement that every parent should immediately read every child this book. I am grateful though for Jonathan's wife's perspective in this article as she shares how she initially felt about this book, but how she has grown to see the blessing in sharing about death with her son as it shines light into darkness, brings opportunity to talk about the hope of heaven and our true home.
If you are interested in reading the book, New Growth Press, the book's publisher, has this video of Jonathan's son reading it.
Ecclesiastes 7:2-3
"It is better to go to the house of mourning
than to go to the house of feasting,
for this is the end of all mankind,
and the living will jlay it to heart.
Sorrow is better than laughter,
for by sadness of face the heart is made glad."
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