A Life Starts and Ends in Fleeting Moment

A brand new life started and ended today.

The sadness that I saw on the mother’s face broke my heart. I felt a weight drag me down. I was lost for words, the tongue was too heavy, the mind was blank and the brain numb.

Why me, why him, what did I do wrong, she asked as she looked on listlessly. Today is the first day, she’s going to spend without her precious one. She only had him for a fleeting moment, now he is gone.

Lord, please give the parents strength during this time. Hold them in your arms, and keep them warm, fill the void of the child’s passing with your love, keep the pain at bay and show them the road they must walk.