Biblical Counseling: How Do We Care for Families Who Have Gone Through Miscarriage?

In this episode of our TGC Q&A biblical counseling series, Rebekah Hannah answers the question, “How can we care for families who have gone through miscarriage?” She addresses:

• Caring for a friend after a miscarriage (1:10)
• Speaking too quickly (2:05)
• Commiseration vs. hope (2:47)
• Minimizing pain (3:18)
• Promising what God has not (3:55)
• Saying nothing at all (4:40)
• Church support following perinatal loss (5:25)
• Learning from the stories of God’s people (7:13)
• Practical service (8:00)
• Grieving with hope (8:43)
• Truth doesn’t end pain, but gives it value (10:53)
• When you feel hopeless (11:32)
• Sin and suffering as effects of the fall that have been overcome by Christ (12:20)

Find more from TGC on miscarriage and perinatal loss:

Sharing the Painful Loss of Miscarriage

The Fruit of Grief in Miscarriage

Pregnancy After Miscarriage

 

Rebekah's recommended resources:

4 Gospel Truths for Miscarriage by Rebekah Hannah (blog post)

Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering by Tim Keller

Trusting God  by Jerry Bridges

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.