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[quote=Anonymous]I am an atheist. Not because God abandoned me and I lost faith, but simply because I am just fundamentally incapable of faith. I say this not to say “come join us”, but in full disclosure.

What you are going through is awful. It is also not your fault*, and has no bearing on what God wants for you or how God is punishing you. To be frank, this has absolutely nothing to do with you. This is about the child. Disability happens. It’s the natural course of the world, part of the expected diversity of the human population, as well as the logical outcome of medical advancements that have saved kids otherwise destined by nature or “God’s will” for certain death. It has happened, always, with or without belief in a God.

As others have said, your faith can give you the strength to support this child and its parents as best and as selflessly as you can, and that is the greatest gift you can give. It doesn’t even require faith to do it, as I can attest that atheist folks can be good supportive family members too. The parents don’t need you to pray for a miracle- they need you to show up with dinner, a stack of cleaned and folded laundry, and the occasional date night out so maybe their marriage can be saved against long odds. As you’re seen, faith flounders in hard times. But the love of a supportive family member does not.

*Unless, of course, the mother knew about these conditions and very much wanted to terminate and you pressured or guilt-tripped her into continuing the pregnancy - in which case this is very much about you and your culpability in the suffering of an innocent, and you should consider what it means for your future salvation. /soapbox
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