I used to think that the prayer quoted below was written by the "dead child". Maybe it was. But maybe it was written by the parent, or an aunt / uncle, or another adult who cared for the child or suffered with the child. She or he probably wrote it in reflection of the time they went through.

"In the Ravensbruck Nazi concentration camp ... a piece of wrapping paper was found near the body of a dead child. On the paper was written this prayer:

'O Lord, remember not only the men and women of good will, but also those of ill will. But do not only remember the suffering they have inflicted on us; remember the fruits we brought, thanks to this suffering: our comradeship, our loyalty, our humility, the courage, the generosity, the greatness of heart which has grown out of all this. And when they come to judgment, let all the fruits that we have borne be their forgiveness.'"

~ Richard J. Forster, "Prayer"

I honestly cannot fathom how it is possible to write a prayer like that, if that child is mine or a child that I know. But Jesus did - on the cross. He must have enabled whoever wrote that prayer too.

Most of the time, I cannot do anything about the suffering I went through. But suffering produces fruit. And I can do something about that fruit.

See: Forgive but do not forget