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Originally Posted by alooneymormon
Hopefully, this poor kid will now find some peace.
Psalms 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth
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Yes. Some christians are saying this child is in hell, some are saying in heaven, some of us are just thinking he has ceased to be. We don't really know. Yes. We have no longer control over this child. Yes. But we really know that there is real suffering and real guilt and sadness for those left behind. To live is to suffer if you are not willing to let go. Here we are seeing parents who did not let go of their expectations of a child they wanted to have. So they had to let go of the child altogether. Yes, it is terrifying. I am thinking, is there a christian way to let go of ambitions about the children? There is a Jainist way, the oriental way of leaving prestige and ambitions behind. If we do not let go of the ambitions, we lose the loved one. Yes. If these parents could choose again they would choose the child. Yes. This is terrible.