Asking for God's comfort...

Someone posted this poem for the surviving family members of Laynie Amos, age 5:

"I'll lend you for a little time, a child of mine," he said.
"For you to love the while he lives, and mourn when he is dead.
It may be six or seven years, or twenty-two or three,
But will you, till I call him back, take care of him for me?
He'll bring his joys to gladden you, and though his stay be brief,
You'll have lovely memories as solace for your grief."

"I cannot promise he will stay; since all from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down here I want this child to learn.
I've looked the world wide over in my search for teacher's true
And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes I have selected you.
Now will you give him all your love, nor think the labor vain,
Nor hate me when I come to call to take him back again?"

"I fancied that I heard them say, "Dear Lord, Thy will be done!
For all the joys Thy child will bring, the risk of grief we run.
We will shelter him with tenderness, we will love him while we may,
And for the lovely memories, forever grateful stay;
But shall the angels call for him much sooner than we planned,
We will brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand."

Laynie Jo Amos, age 5, joined her two beautiful cousins, Lydia & Clara, in heaven on Saturday December 14, 2013. She left this world surrounded by her parents, Kassi Milberg & Joseph Amos, immediate family and close friends at Gillette Children’s (Regions) Hospital in St. Paul, MN. Laynie was born on August 7, 2008 in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin the daughter of Kassi Milberg and Joseph Amos.

Laynie had the heart of gold and loved animals very much. Laynie and her sister Audrie were inseparable from the time they woke up until the time they went to bed. Many memories, laughs, and joys were spent together. Laynie loved her sister very much. Most days, you would find Laynie playing outside with her dogs-Twister & Ted, gerbil- Spike, horse-Bingo, cats-Tedo & Tink and watching her fish-Cookie. If she was not with her parents, Laynie could be found with her grandparents, aunts/uncles, or cousins. When Laynie, Clara, Easton, Audrie and Lydia were together, there wasn’t a moment without laughter filling the air. Their love for each other was inexpressible and had to be witnessed to fully comprehend the depth of emotion.