Grieving Parents Sharing Hope

Episode 4: Forgiving Your Child for Leaving You


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Season Topic: The Many Facets of Forgiveness

 

Welcome to episode #4

Are you struggling with forgiveness after the death of your child? Well that's exactly what we are discussing in this first series of our podcast, and this week we specifically address forgiving our child for leaving us.

A loaded and difficult topic

Some parents know they are struggling with it, but there are those who don't realize they are until the possibility is brought to their attention. Maybe you have had this anger inside of you and didn't know where it was coming from. Not everyone has unforgiveness against their child, but it is worth considering, especially if it is a new thought for you.

It can be a very hard thing to admit, because it sounds so awful and horrifying, but now you can be relieved to know you are not the only one who has felt this way and struggled with being angry at your child for dying and leaving you behind.

In this episode

We discuss some of the reasons we might be angry at our child

We touch specifically on death by suicide and overdose.
I share about a time our daughter Becca took a bunch of pills.
Doug and BJ Jensen are introduced, whose son died by suicide. They are a precious couple who now have an international ministry, Love in Motion, that uses sign language to bring healing to others.
Listeners are given ideas on how to honor their child as a wonderful tribute to your son or daughter, learning that doing something good like this will help you to forgive them as you reach out to help others.

Staying angry at your child will keep you from being able to fully love them and get to a place of having warm memories of their life, instead of stuck in the pain and darkness of their death. My prayer is that by the end of our discussion, you will be walking in a new level of peace in this specific area.

Speaking adds power to our thoughts

To receive a copy of the forgiveness prayers used in this series, just submit your name and email address below and we will send the right to you.

Birthdays:

This week we celebrate

Jordan Slusher, birthday 5/17/91 and is forever 21

Chris Rueben, birthday 5/19/85 and is forever 16

Don't miss out on the chance to have your son or daughter's birthday announced on the podcast. Click here to give us your child’s name and birthday.

The special song I wrote for our children's birthdays I Remember Well can be heard here. (It is the song that plays in the background of the birthday segment.)

Links referred to in this episode:

Doug and BJ Jensen's signing song A Healing Hallelujah

To post a picture of your child's memorial garden on the GPS Hope Facebook page, find the thread (using the search bar on the side if needed and type in “memorial garden”.)

Please remember to rate and review this podcast. The more there are, the higher it ranks in the search engines, helping more grieving parents find it!

Next week…

We will be talking about forgiving anyone who caused the death of your child, whether directly or indirectly. I will be sharing who the person is I had to forgive, so I hope you can listen in and if you know someone who might be interested in this topic, give them a heads up and let them know about it.

And please remember to Hold On Pain Eases; there is HOPE.

 

You are safe here. No masks needed

Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (GPS Hope) is here to walk with parents through the darkness of child-loss, guiding them to a place of hope, light and purpose.

It is a safe place for anyone who has lost a child from this earth. There is no shame or judgement in where you are in this journey, including if you are struggling in your relationship with God or your faith has been completely shattered.

 

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