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Be Not Afraid losing a BabyAfter the birth, Alice and her husband were able tofarewell their son. That was an unforgettable sight, tosee her hold Gabriel’s beautiful little form, then wraphim tenderly and put him in the coffin, lovingly madeby a friend. We then accompanied the parents to thecemetery and sadly buried the baby. Reflecting on theexperience, Alice later wrote:I think it is important to allow and even encourageparents to meet their grief head on. If this does nothappen, it will take years to find healing, or perhapshealing will never take place. Don’t be surprised if ittakes time to find peace; you have to be ready to reallyhurt. The grief will always be with you, but you need toreach the peace.The death of an infant is not only a painful event,but a particularly hard test of our faith. We wonder,“Why did God create the child at all, if it was to liveso briefly?” My mother, who lost two children, saidshe never found an answer to that question. But shedid find comfort in her faith that God does not makemistakes, and that because every life bears the stampof its Creator, even the shortest one carries a messagefrom the world beyond.6