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Be Not Afraid losing a BabyBut just recently, when I wasn’t thinking about childrenat all any more…I became convinced that the only taskin the life of each individual consists in strengtheninglove in himself, and in doing that, transmitting it toothers and strengthening love in them also.Our child lived so that those of us who were aroundhim would be inspired by the same love; so that inleaving us and going home to God, who is Love itself,we are drawn all the closer to each other. My wife and Iwere never so close to each other as now, and we neverbefore felt in ourselves such a need for love, nor such anaversion to any discord or any evil.Still, pain over the loss of a child won’t automaticallybring parents together. In fact, it may severely testtheir relationship. Dorli remembers:The hardest time was after the funeral. I would go up,often alone, to Stephen’s grave and cry and cry.People are quick to rush in with platitudes. One is thebelief that suffering and grief will bring a couple closertogether. This should never be assumed. It can be thecase, but a child’s death can also bring great stress to amarriage. It did to ours.I couldn’t figure out how Eddie could go back to work,stoically (I thought), never shedding a tear. I, the volatile