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