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"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God."
- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Many times, I don't agree with God.
Before my personal relationship with God, I thought disagreeing with Him was equivalent to not acknowledging Him as God. I now realize that honest dialog is what a relationship with Him is all about. I converse with the God of this universe constantly. Even so, it takes all the strength of my being to simply believe Him at times. I have learned through times of deepest sorrow that belief is following God when you don't understand or agree with Him.
This is a fallen world. There is pain. I ask God daily for strength to follow Him and use my pain for His Glory. This honors my God and the gift He gave me, my son. My son left this world loving God. I am so grateful.
Initially, it felt like THE WORLD MUST STOP. I felt a disconnection -- from the world, people, reality -- through which I had to fight. Even so, even in the midst of the pain, such beautiful things happened in my relationship with God. It was a time when I heard Him clearest. It was a time of intimacy beyond words. Very painful, yet so beautiful. That is God.
SHE Hopes in Grief started when women began to refer me to mothers who have lost their children. My heart breaks for these mothers and this is where my heart is. God does not leave us even when He simply decides to call our children home. God has asked me to share the hope in Him in the midst of the deepest pain I have ever experienced. I share scripture God has lovingly whispered to my heart in my hour of need.
"The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law."
- Deuteronomy 29:29
Each time I share with a woman and I see peace and hope in her eyes, I see God. I am reminded that He is real. He is loving.
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Laura Oronoz 
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