Unfathomable

Tonight there is nothing but grief. I just read that baby Luke Sponberg, the two-month-old son of Nicol Sponberg (former lead singer of Selah), died last night of a cause that has yet to be determined. That is anguish enough, but the person who passed on the news was none other than Nicol's sister-in-law Angie, who is married to Todd Smith, current lead singer in Selah. Just seven weeks ago, Todd and Angie delivered their third daughter who died within hours of her birth. For me, this is one of those "How much more, Lord?" moments. The shared grief that these intertwined families now hold in common is so utterly heart-breaking that all I can think to do is to ask everyone I know to remember these grieving families in your prayers. Speaking from experience, life will go on . . . but it will never be the same.

"Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him." 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14