But I have a pressing down of a knowledge of loss and immense grief that is coming...for our darling Eden.
She has already experienced loss unimaginable. Birth family to orphanage.
And now, after living in her orphanage for over two years, she is about to have another change.
I am devastated for her.
She doesn't have any choices in this journey so far. It wasn't her choice to go to the orphanage. It isn't her choice to be adopted. It isn't her choice to leave her friends or her nanny Qin, whom she loves.
She may or may not know that we are coming for her. She may or may not have received our package. Even if she did, how can she understand what is coming her way?
So I weep for her.
I pray for her. And beg God to surround her with comfort and love.
There is no obligation to love us. There is no reason for her to love us.
So we love her, and we pray for her and we show her that we are here for her, always- always- always.
If you want to look at this video it gives a glimpse into this transition.
These little warriors. All of these children. I need prayer for her. For us. I want to love her well. To help hold her grief in holy care.
Will you join us in prayer for Eden?
I am counting down to each day for her to be in our arms but as I look to that joy for us I feel the intense ache for Eden. I don't know how to say it that carries the weight of what I feel.
So I turn to God and pray for Him to hold Eden.
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