Transparent Christian Magazine

With Easter soon upon us I can’t help but remember a year ago on Easter Sunday when my son was in an accident that totalled his car. Easter for me will never be the same because I had a glimpse of what it may have been like to lose a son. But for the grace of God my son walked away without a scratch. This is a prayer that I wrote as a result of that exeperience.

I almost lost my son today.

The words kept running through my heart.

But for the grace of God and his mighty angels,

his life and the life of his friend were spared.

How else can you explain the tangled mass of metal

that was pulled out of a ravine where the car had

flipped over, it was nothing short of a miracle.

As I held his trembling body and tried to soothe his

fear and anxiety all I could think was, thank God you are here

for me to hold and try to ease your pain. Thank God that Derrick went

home with his family and that his injuries were not as bad as we feared.

Thank God these parents have their son to hold too.

When I went to bed last night I fell to my knees and wept.

The thankfulness that poured out of my spirit was overwhelming.

Then the thought occurred to me: God saved the life of my son today

and Derrick’s life too. How odd that on this Easter Sunday he chose

to let these boys live on the same day that he raised his own son from the dead.

Just that very morning at church I was praising God for the gift of His own Son that he freely gave so we all can receive the gift of eternal life with Him.

Easter will never be the same for me because I have been given a small insight into what losing a child might feel like. The magnitude of what God did for all of us during those agonizing moments on the cross must have been unbearable. Imagine the pain as He had to turn His back on His only Son to forgive the wickedness of this world. Yes, Jesus paid it all and all to him I owe. So it is with a grateful heart that I say Thank You God for the gift of Your Son and thank You so much for the gift of Hayden and Derrick as well.