Expert: Dr. Tim Gladu - 4/3/2008

Question
Without biblical understanding although Christian i am
so confused and have such sorrow that we had our beautiful
son cremated and he was so precious and beautiful although
he was brain damaged by a doctor that his age was around 3
years of age but he loved the things of Christ such as hearing spiritual hymns,i would always tell him Jesus loved him so much and he was so patient and loving but i am heartbroken becausei had him cremated.His ashes are buried in a rose garden surrounded by stone angels,etc;i loved him so much and i know Jesus loves the little children,will he be okay?My grief is almost too much to bear.Please give me some hope.Thank you and Lord bless.

Answer
Norma,

I have great sorrow for your loss and I have continued to pray for you every day. I will continue to keep you in prayer. Nothing can compare to the loss of a child. I would not pretend to know how you are feeling. I am sure that you know that God welcomes all children into his kingdom. When a child has not reached the age of understanding they are counted as saved and you will see him again in heaven. You will be struggling for some time, but remember baby is in a better place. I want you to imagine him sitting on the Lords lap. The Lord promises we will have a glorified body when He comes to meet us in the air. The body we have here on earth is a body of flesh and sin. It came from the dust and the dust it will return. I know that there is nothing I can say that will make you feel any better right now so I will not do that to you. I can tell you that with time the pain will be less. You do not have to forget him for the pain to go away you will just be able to deal with it better and better each day. Continue to pray and ask Christ to help you through the hardest time and He will be there to comfort you. I will continue to keep you in prayer.