The Last Letters to a Firstborn Son

Dabney's two first born sons died within about five weeks of each other. The letters he wrote to his brother expressing both his faith and his grief were so profound that as i was reading those letters, i went inside,. read them aloud to dian, who was changing marian's dyper at the time. And six days later, in god's providence, we learned that we would lose our first born. Our little boy, we hope and trust, is now a ransom spirit. This is a hope inexpressible and full of glory. As i stand by the grave and think of the poor, ruined clay within that was a few days ago, so beautiful my heart