1 in 4

1 in 4.

I don’t know what it’s like
to grow
nourish
cherish
and then lose

I don’t know what it’s like
to be planning
willing
hoping
and then grieving

I don’t know what it’s like
to celebrate life
then mourn life

I don’t know what it’s like
to see your baby
but not keep your baby

I don’t know what it’s like
to have the silence
forever ingrained
in your memory

I don’t know what it’s like
to have a child
who left earth
before you

I don’t know what it’s like
to feel a loss so deeply
because you loved so deeply

I don’t know.
But I want to know.

I am not 1 in 4
but I am with the 1 in 4
I’m listening
I’m praying
I’m remembering

My heart is hurting for you, so many of you, who know the ache that goes deep to your soul’s core. May you know the peace that surpasses all understanding this week and every week. Pain is close, but He is closer.