On Life After Death and the Progress of the Soul: The Passing of a Young Child
By george wesley dannells on Jul 27, 2007 in Baha'i Views
17 hours ago by DebMomOf3 No, this post is not about my Hannah. Someone on one of my message boards posted about a family that just lost their 5-year-old daughter in a tragic drowning accident, one week ago. …
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24 Jul 2007 by Andrea: In the midst of all the fun I must take a moment and beg you to offer prayers for the mother (family) of a little girl named Hannah who was lost a few days ago to a drowning. Please remember them and offer your encouragement. …
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24 Jul 2007 by Monkey Giggles: She is a mommy blogger who lost her sweet little Hannah due to a drowning. I could not even beginning the sorrow this family is feeling. Let’s love on this family like Jesus would. …
23 Jul 2007 by Kimberly: A fellow blogger, and sister of a girl who posts on a message board with me, has lost her sweet daughter Hannah in a drowning accident. It has just torn me up inside. I cannot imagine losing a child. Please keep Hannah’s family in your prayers …
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23 Jul 2007 by Janne: I was visiting at 5 Minutes for Mom yesterday, when I found out about Hannah, a precious little girl whose life was tragically cut short this week, due to a drowning accident. …
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22 Jul 2007 by Slackermommy: I have just read the most heartbreaking story of a family who just lost their six year old, Hannah in a drowning accident. My heart simply aches for this family. I do not know them and today was my first time to Hannah’s mother’s blog. …
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21 Jul 2007 by Janice: A precious little girl named Hannah died on Thursday in a freak drowning accident at the beach. Her mother and her aunt are both bloggers. I have just been reading more about adorable Hannah and her baby sister Lily over at her mom’s …
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21 Jul 2007 by mAsOn & tErrI’s mOm: Her beautiful niece Hannah died thursday morning due to drowning. Please pray for her and her family. Pray to keep the faith strong and for her parents especially to help cope with their loss. I couldn’t imagine…
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21 Jul 2007 by Admin: Sweet little Hannah was playing in the water at the beach and ended up drowning. I hate to even say it so bluntly. It seems so harsh. Sadly, it’s this family’s reality. One moment they are going through their day like any other and the …
20 Jul 2007 by Annie: This precious little girl is Hannah. She is the daughter of one of my dear blogging friends Rach. On Thursday she passed away in a drowning accident. My heart breaks for Rach and her family. You can visit Rach’s blog, read the stories …
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http://info.bahai.org/article-1-3-2-25.html
http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/TAB/tab-239.html Here is a reference written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi that models the Baha’i response regarding the loss of a child.
We are encouraged to pray for the progress of the souls of those who have gone before us. Many prayers have been said for Hannah in our household and will continue to be said.
On Aug 2, 2007, Jess said:
George, I just now saw this post. Thank you for taking the time to create and post this. You and your wife have been so helpful to our family during this very difficult time.
On Aug 2, 2007, rachd said:
George,
I’m touched. Thank you for doing this and finding all those connections. Your family has become so precious to me and so extremely helpful and supportive. So again, thank you for everything.
Hugs!