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It draws on John Donne’s reflections to emphasize that every death diminishes others, then expands through biblical examples of Job and his wife. The narrative highlights C. S. Lewis’s honest response in A Grief Observed, arguing that truthful pain brings God near and may hasten healing, while pretending delays recovery.","# L E T T HE\n\nC O M E T O ME  \nOun Oaughler eOnn  \nembering  \nREV.DAVID L。BAILEY SR。  \nDigitized by the Internet Archivein 2022 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation  \n# Let the Little OnesCome to Me\n\nRev.David L.Bailey,Sr.  \nLet the Little Ones Come to MeCopyright ◎2019 by Rev.David L.Bailey,Sr:  \nISBN:978-1-950034-00-0  \nAll rights reserved.  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced,distributed,or transmitted in any formor by any means,including photocopying,recording,or other electronic or mechani-cal methods,without the prior written permission of the publisher,except in the caseof brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial usespermitted by copyright law.  \nFor permission requests,write to the publisher at the address below.  \nYorkshire Publishing4613 E.91st St.  \nTulsa,Oklahoma 74137www.YorkshirePublishing.com918.394.2665  \n# Preface\n\nWhen a Child Dies  \nThis reaction to death finds expression and explanation in JohnDonne's words:  \nNo man is an island,entire of itself;every man is a piece ofcontinent,a part of the main.Ifa clod be washed away by thesea,Europe is the less,as well as ifa promontory were,as wellas ifa manor ofthyfriends or thine own were.Any man's deathdiminishes me,because Iam involved in mankind.And thereforenever send to know for whom the bell tolls;it tolls for thee  \n## But what is a natural response?\n\nGrief.Tears.An overwhelming sense of loss.Desire to be alone orto have social contracts severely restricted.  \nFor some,including the very religious,it may be to question God'swisdom—even His love.When Job,the Old Testament patriarch,losthis children,his possessions,and his health,he ‘cursed the day of hisbirth.'And he said:  \nLet the day perish wherein I was born,  \nAnd the night which said,  \n“A man-child is conceived”  \nbecause it did not shut the doors of my mother 's womb,  \nnor hide trouble from my eyes.  \nWhy did I not die at birth,  \nCome forth from the womb and expire?  \nJob's wife,mother of the children who died,was even more direct.\"Curse God and Die!\"she shouted at her husband.  \nC.S.Lewis,brilliant apologist for the Christian faith,had an equallyhonest reaction to the wound of death.A bachelor until mid-life,Lewisfound near-ecstatic happiness and completion in his brief marriage toa woman who died of cancer a few years later.  \nA GriefObserved is his odyssey of grief,originally published undera pseudonym.This was perhaps because it seemed so out of characterfor a man with strong faith—a man who had been so helpful to otherswho were confronted by doubts about God and grace.  \n\"Oh God,God,\"wrote Mr.Lewis,\"why did you take such a troubleto force this creature out of its shell if it is now doomed to crawl back,to be sucked back-into it?”(The View from the Hearse Joseph Bayly.)  \nThis sort of honesty does not turn God away from us,but bringsHim near.And it may hasten our healing process.Being brave,on theother hand,putting up a front,pretending that we have no problem,may delay healing.This is especially true in our grief over the loss ofa child.We hurt.That is honest.We suffer from our loss.That is hon-est.We know real emotional pain.That is honest.We suffer spiritually.That is real,but we also know the source of our reality:the Lord Jesus.  \nI have written this book for those who have known the loss of achild.The years have brought healing and spiritual growth to my wifeand me,which we want to pass on to another generation.After read-ing this very personal testimony of faith,you may want to pass it on tosomeone else who is hurting.  \nIn remembrance of Lee Ann and with love to Eileen,Liz and David,Dave Bailey,Sr.  \nLee Ann  \nT  \nhe year was 1959,and it was going to be one of those great week-ends.I didn't have to preach,and we planned a trip to my par-ent's home(about 20 minutes away from the parsonage).Mom alwayscooked a great meal and Dad would show us his latest addition to thegarden.Though only 10 miles away,the change of scenery would begreat.My w","cbCairxBiZg9s0v8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairxBiZg9s0v8","pdf",3499477,82,"English","en",105,"# Preface\n## When a Child Dies\n## But what is a natural response?","[{\"question\":\"What natural responses to a child’s death does the preface describe?\",\"answer\":\"It describes grief and tears, an overwhelming sense of loss, and a desire to be alone or to restrict social contact. 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