PAIN OF A PARTICULAR KIND:
The Loss of a Child
By Peter Barnes
Banner of Truth. 88 pages. £6.00
ISBN 978 1 800 404 564
“It was never meant to be this way!” I vividly recall my mother’s words as she agonised over the loss of my younger brother. In this short but powerful book, Peter Barnes draws from his personal experience to offer solace to those enduring the profound grief of losing a child.
Structured around four concise chapters, he reflects on his own journey through sorrow, aiming to provide comfort rooted in faith.
The comforting doctrine of the necessity of affliction
The untidiness of life - the mess, chaos, accident or whatever label we choose to describe the lack of order …