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Be Not Afraid Reverenceseemed endless, but we could do nothing. We had nodirect contact with the hospital.On the second day, our precious little daughterbreathed her last. Ruby was inconsolable and weptand wept. It only made things worse when the doctorstold us the problem – we were Rh incompatible – andimplied that there was little hope, medically speaking,for us to have any more children.Leaving Ruby, I drove out alone to bring Ann backhome to be buried. On arrival at the hospital, however,I was informed that her body had been turned over to alocal undertaker, as required by state law.I drove to the funeral home, and was at first receivedwith great courtesy and solicitude. When the undertakerrealized I was not there to buy a casket or arrange afuneral, however, he became icy and left the room. Iwaited at the front desk with the baby’s bassinet. Whenthe undertaker returned, he was holding our little girlupside down, by the feet, with one hand. I reached forthe quilt Ruby had made for the baby, but before I coulddo more, the man dropped her into the bassinet. He wascold, disgusted.On the long, lonely drive home, I had to fight veryhard to find forgiveness in my heart. I prepared a graveon our homestead, and together we laid our little girl torest with very sore hearts.4