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Very early this morning at about 5am, I was wide awake, rubbing the back of my little boy, as he was sick. I sat with him, stroked his hair and wished I could magically make him better. When he sadly said “I wish I wasn’t me” between retches, my heart ached for him. But I am a lucky one - my son just has a stomach upset, which though unpleasant for him, is not serious and will be over soon. Some mothers have much more to deal with - like Sally who is worrying about her son and his heart … like Rebekah’s mother who is living in the knowledge that Rebekah’s cancer could return … Elizabeth who lost Maggie at the tender age of 3. A stomach upset is nothing.

Children are gifts … given to us temporarily to care for. They may not be with us as long as we expect … or they may outlive us. Whatever happens, it’s important to remember that they aren’t ours, they are themselves. When our children are ill, we feel that we would do anything to take that suffering away from them … and it seems so unfair when a child gets really ill - much more unfair than an adult. But we have to put our hope in God that he will keep us strong, so that we can deal with what life throws at us. I am so thankful that my children are generally very healthy. If they weren’t, would I be strong? Would I put all my trust in God? How would I cope with watching them in pain, knowing there was nothing I could do to make it go away?

Thank you God for the blessing of healthy children
Watch over those who are not so fortunate
Comfort them and reassure them and give them hope
Amen

Published by Suzy on June 7th, 2006 tagged Prayers, Ponders, Life, Blogging, Carnivals, Blogging Chicks