When my son died I had to choose between clinging to Christ or abandoning him - I don't regret my decision

When Sarah Berger was faced with the most horrific bereavement she had to choose whether she would walk away from her faith or pull closer than ever into God. Here she explains her story. 

On August 11th, 2009 my heart was thrust into a space that was unfamiliar. A place I’d studied in the word and had walked many a Christian through, but now it was my turn. There was a choice I needed to make within the immediate hours after our son Josiah left for heaven due to a fatal car accident. Would I cling to Christ or abandon the God I so intimately knew and loved?

I made my choice that day to hold tight to all the truth I knew about Christ and his kingdom. Not only I, but my entire family set our hearts like flint toward Jesus. As we huddled together in the hospital, arms tightly wrapped around one another we determined: “We can do this. Jesus loves Josiah. Jesus loves our entire family. He alone will get us through.” We put our stake in the ground and determined where our help comes from.