Sadness and Sorrow

Pain. My heart breaks today for friends who just lost their eagerly anticipated first baby. Why? Why them? What plan could include getting their hopes up only to crush them at such an early stage? Their excitement was wonderful to see, it was amazing to participate with them in their joy. It's not fair to inflict the emptiness of heartbreak on them. I've never experienced the same situation, but my heart has spent many years empty and waiting for a child. Now our child plays happily, and my heart breaks afresh because someone else is experiencing a pain that seems so familiar. Z and A, you will be amazing parents. I'm so sorry that your journey includes this valley. Your friends love you and care for you so much. Our hearts break with yours. We can't begin to understand what God's plan is or why it included this. We mourn with you the loss of the present and at the same time eagerly anticipate the blessings of the future.