Neither "for" nor "to"...

(back from Spanish again, a topic that reflects the confusion that compounds our grief just when a clear word of hope is most needed.)

To lose a child or grandchild is unspeakable grief. It does not seem natural or fair to us that they should go before we do.

In the abyss of anguish into which we have descended, the Word of God offers us hope and consolation.

In the Old Testament, at the end of the famous narration about David and Bathsheba, we read, “...the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.” (2Sa 12:15)

What did David do? He "besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.” (2Sa 12:16) And that is the way he stayed until the seventh day when the child died.

Why have you forsaken us?

(CLARIFICATION:Translating back from Spanish, and it sounds like it... sorry.
       This was not intended to be a "one-size-fits-all" answer for every situation. Where there is a bona fide, spiritual leadership, then, yes, this addresses an underlying rebellion that every believer should be mindful of. However, my hackles raise when I hear a similar tone used by self-protecting authoritarians who only intend to continue with their manipulative agenda. Some folks are trapped in a place where they need encouraged to walk away. The following does not apply to them. Thanks for reading!)

Someone might think that I am about to rant against God because of something that has happened to me or because He has not delivered yet on the thing I keep asking Him for. Look at us! My, how ready we are to believe that something has happened that God promised would never happen:

“For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.” (1Sa 12:22 AV)

Even with lexicons and dictionaries at hand, much care is needed in the way we exposit the Scriptures. That said, I think I see a lesson based on the specific use of one certain word that, taken in context, warrants its exposition and meditation.

The passage in question:

“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” (Heb 10:25 AV)

And the word in question: "forsaking"