My Daughter’s Death Changed My Religious Outlook “I used to find peace thinking about my daughter doing ‘heavenly’ things; these thoughts make me uncomfortable and sad now.”
“now you’re in the arms of our Lord”
Comments like these and more are no strangers to me, even still. I’m told by others how they imagine my daughter in the afterlife now, how happy she has to be, and that she’s “looking down on me from heaven.” I know they mean well, and I appreciate their willingness to try. But lately, these Bible Belt comments have begun to feel like empty platitudes lacking any real sentimental meaning.
I feel like many Christians, in their heart of hearts, recognize this too, but they won’t admit it because to do so would feel like they are denying God. Their thoughts aren’t lining up with their feelings. Christians have been conditioned to believe that questioning God’s word is the same as denying his word. People aren’t thinking for themselves — the church and the Word of God are doing their thinking for them.
It isn’t easy work. But perhaps the most difficult part is knowing that, even after I’ve said my peace, many Christians
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