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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you have no understanding of what being Blessed means.

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Can you explain it to me?  As a parent whose child died after a long and painful illness, when someone tells me they are “blessed” with healthy children, I feel like they think God decides to give their kids the privilege of good health and decided differently for my kid.

As the wife of an Afghanistan veteran who is currently worrying about interpreter friends he left behind who are in fear of their lives, when people say they are blessed to be Americans do they mean God chose those different paths?

I am asking this as a Christian who hates the phrase.[/quote]
Pp whom you are questioning. I am deeply sorry for your loss. God did not take your child, please understand that. He says in His Word that  all good things come from him. But we do live in the natural world and have challenges, loss, disappointments. I too have had deep loss, but my faith tells me and shows me that God is always with me, guiding me, loving me, teaching me and protecting me. When it comes to death I honestly believe that is ultimately between God and that person, their purpose, their journey is specific to them. Yes, even in challenge and loss I feel Blessed and feel the love of the Lord. Despite your unimaginable pain and loss I hope you are able to feel the ways that you are Blessed, your ability to love, the love you had and hold for your child that has passed, your faith, your husband, your heart and your mind. I will pray for your peace.[/quote]

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