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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are thanking God that you clearly wanted to be pregnant again, and you are pregnant again. They are thanking God that you wanted a healthy pregnancy this time, and you have a healthy pregnancy this time.

I know it doesn't make up for your losses or heal your wounds, but they are thankful for THIS moment, for THIS good thing.

They are thanking God that your journey a mother could have ended with losing one child and with heartbreaking fertility struggles. But your journey now continues with a healthy pregnancy. And even though you have had an awful, catastrophic time before, right NOW there is something to be very thankful for.

I am so very sorry for your loss and for all of your struggles. I hope all goes well with this pregnancy. Wishing the best for you.[/quote]

Did they blame God too for her loss?  It feels disrespectful to me to be thanking God without acknowledging that God wasn't there for her when really needed.[/quote]

But you must keep in mind that Christians truly believe that the baby is now with God, and that someday all loss and pain and suffering will be put to rest in the glory of a new life with God. We are told to be comforted knowing that happiness and joy are not for this life; we know there is great suffering in this life. What is to come is what we are living for, but there is much gratitude for joy in the here and now. There is no "blame" on God for suffering in this world; that is the way of this world.[/quote]

Thank you for your respectful response.  Not having been raised in this philosophy, it seems like a bit of a slap in the face to be grateful to God for all joy, but not to have any accountability in this world for suffering.  It feels (to me) like minimizing the OPs pain.  I can accept random chance as the driving force in things like atheists do. I can understand karma much more easily.  But all good to God but all bad to man seems like blame the victim.

At any rate, I agree with pp that you seem like a lovely person in the way you hold yourself and post and thank you for engaging. [/quote]

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