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EPISODE · Jan 1, 2026 · 26 MIN

The Importance of Expressing Emotions After Child Loss

from New Mercy Moms - Hope and Grief Podcast · host Kathrine Clum

When you’ve buried a child, prayer can start to feel confusing, exhausting, or even painful.You prayed before.You begged God for a different outcome.And now you’re left wondering why He feels so quiet.In this episode, we talk honestly about why continuing to pray can feel so hard when there is no clear answer, especially in the aftermath of child loss. This conversation is for the grieving parent who still believes in God, but does not know how to keep showing up when the silence feels heavy.In This Episode, We Talk About:Why unanswered prayer can deeply shake faith after child lossHow grief changes the way we pray and what God does with thatThe difference between praying for answers and praying for presenceWhat Scripture shows us about praying when God feels silentWhy staying connected to God matters even when nothing makes senseThis episode does not try to explain away your pain or give spiritual shortcuts. It meets grieving parents in the tension between faith and heartbreak and gently reminds us that God is not absent, even when answers do not come.Companion Blog PostThis episode pairs with our blog post, Why Keep Praying When There Is No Answer? If listening feels overwhelming, the blog offers the same encouragement in written form. You can read it slowly, come back to it later, or sit with it on hard days when prayer feels impossible.About New Mercy MomsThis podcast is part of the ministry of New Mercy Moms, a Jesus-centered nonprofit serving mothers who have experienced the death of a child. We exist to offer biblical truth, emotional honesty, and compassionate care to grieving hearts.A Gentle Next StepIf you want to pray but do not know what to say anymore, you are not alone.We’ve created Bible prayers for bereaved parents, written specifically for mothers walking through child loss. These prayers are grounded in Scripture and meant to help you come to God honestly when words feel hard to find.Your pain will push you somewhere. Your pain needs to push you to God.

When you’ve buried a child, prayer can start to feel confusing, exhausting, or even painful.You prayed before.You begged God for a different outcome.And now you’re left wondering why He feels so quiet.In this episode, we talk honestly about why continuing to pray can feel so hard when there is no clear answer, especially in the aftermath of child loss. This conversation is for the grieving parent who still believes in God, but does not know how to keep showing up when the silence feels heavy.In This Episode, We Talk About:Why unanswered prayer can deeply shake faith after child lossHow grief changes the way we pray and what God does with thatThe difference between praying for answers and praying for presenceWhat Scripture shows us about praying when God feels silentWhy staying connected to God matters even when nothing makes senseThis episode does not try to explain away your pain or give spiritual shortcuts. It meets grieving parents in the tension between faith and heartbreak and gently reminds us that God is not absent, even when answers do not come.Companion Blog PostThis episode pairs with our blog post, Why Keep Praying When There Is No Answer? If listening feels overwhelming, the blog offers the same encouragement in written form. You can read it slowly, come back to it later, or sit with it on hard days when prayer feels impossible.About New Mercy MomsThis podcast is part of the ministry of New Mercy Moms, a Jesus-centered nonprofit serving mothers who have experienced the death of a child. We exist to offer biblical truth, emotional honesty, and compassionate care to grieving hearts.A Gentle Next StepIf you want to pray but do not know what to say anymore, you are not alone.We’ve created Bible prayers for bereaved parents, written specifically for mothers walking through child loss. These prayers are grounded in Scripture and meant to help you come to God honestly when words feel hard to find.Your pain will push you somewhere. Your pain needs to push you to God.

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When you’ve buried a child, prayer can start to feel confusing, exhausting, or even painful.You prayed before.You begged God for a different outcome.And now you’re left wondering why He feels so quiet.In this episode, we talk honestly about why...

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