My son, her son in the Navy together. Her son killed himself three days ago.
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Into this World they come. A Bundle of Joy, A precious baby, The little boys we call our sons. We love them so dearly the minute they’re born. As time goes by, unbelievably we grow To love them even more. A woman without one, Even a father of the same son As their mother, secretly we know, No other person can feel how this little boy Touches our Soul. A mother and her son Like Mary and Jesus Only God can know The bond between us. Every first is recorded in our minds The word, the crawl, the step, that first fall Remembered in our hearts Forever in time. As our baby boys grow to be men, We wonder how, where the time all went. We’re not ready, it doesn’t feel right Without our permission, they move on Start their own lives. What they’ll be, where they’ll go Still unknown Not unlike mine, your son chose The United States Navy For his second home. Full of Pride and a little fear We kiss them good bye Holding back our tears We knew at birth and years gone by They’d grow up and leave our nest In their own time. Off to The Navy our sons did go Who had any idea boot camp Would go by so very slow? As for me, and probably for you This was the hardest time I’d ever been through. From Boot Camp they moved on again. We gave our Country our baby boys And they came back as honorable men. Sailors, defenders of us all, Our prayers are a daily devotion Dear Lord, Take care of our boys As they cross over your Oceans. At War is not what we planned. Still our boys served their country Followed orders, stood tall, and Defended our land. We pray for our Sailors Their safety and success We pray for our sons To return to our nests. The Father, our Lord still he reigns Over our prayers, Over our hearts Over our sons Over our pain. Waiting to hear from them Knowing they’re safe. So often forgetting God has his own plans for them, Forever knowing their fate. For each boy, son, and man God made them special To carry out his plan. Surely no Father would allow You to suffer such a tragic event. He knows all from beginning to end. God is gracious, loving, and kind Why would he take your son? Like this, so young, at this time? His plan, we don’t understand. His love, his hand, We know without doubt Was with your young man. Your son you’ve lost But only for now You’ll mourn for him You’ll make it some how For God’s promise includes A mother and her son In his own time, When his plans are done, He will reunite you and your son. What to do until then? The answers will come. They’ll come from within. Until the time that God reveals his plans, Know that your son left Not just as a man But as a hero, a defender of us all. For his country, For the Navy He stood tall. Still questions without answers So many things unknown We’ll all be told when our time comes And we are called home. As for my family, my son, it was an Honor to know the man your son had become. Our prayers are with you and the others he left Find courage and healing After the first tears have been wept. One more thing you must know. Your baby boy, your little man, The son you have lost in such a tragic way Will be remembered, not for just that one day. But, will be honored for the man he was For the Sailor, the hero, the friend that was loved. From Mother to Mother, This I pray: May The Lord Be With You In Darkness and Day May He Heal You, And Comfort You In His Own Loving Way. AMEN |