Death is a terrorist! Never is it more so than when we see it strike our children. We are gripped by fear, anger frustration and sorrow in a way that none of us is prepared to handle.
Dr. Bob and Martha Thompson invite us into the world of their terror, beginning with the first minutes after they received the word of the car accident that killed their son, Paul. From that call, through the funeral and the loneliness that followed, they guide us through their painful experiences and feelings.
Doctor Thompson not only describes the desolation of his son's death, but he also illuminates the way of healing that God gave to their family. As a physician he understands the way the body works to heal its injuries. His medical insight gives him creative metaphors for the healing that is needed in our heart following the death of a child.
One of the most important parts of this book is the witness that it gives to all of us who are marked by death. Dr. Thompson writes down his and Martha's "remembering" to reveal how wounds do not lead to hiding, but instead, open doors to healing, as we learn ways to share them with others.
This book will help families who have grieved the death of a child to do their own remembering. It will also be treasured by those of us who walk alongside these friends to understand how remembering brings healing over time.
Pastor Johan Hinderlie is Executive Director of Mount Carmel Ministries in Alexandria, Miinesota.
