Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Sad situation

So I have been out of the loop for a couple of weeks. Alot has been on my mind and prayers are needed for a family that we know from church. Two weeks ago a man we know commited suicide. This family sat in the crying room with us every week when both our families only had 2 kids. Never in a million years would have I imagined that this man, who seemed to have it all would take his own life. He was loosing his wife and job and I guess he couldn't take it anymore and killed himself leaving behind a wife and 4 small children(the oldest is six and the youngest are twins who are 2). This situation has left me in a whirl wind of thought and initial emotions. I just can not imagine the state of mind that you would have to be in to take your life for starters and then to leave your children without a father. It was just hard for me to think about because I can't imagine what that would be like and how it is going to effect those kids. It really is just so sad. He just couldn't have been in his right mind and I will keep him and his family in my prayers and hope you will too. Thanks for listening(or reading) and God bless!

3 comments:

Jamie Jo said...

Prayers for that family, wow, sad!

Christine said...

That is so sad. I know you shared this story with me. Very very sad.

Melissa @ Homegrown Catholics said...

Sorry to hear this - did I know them? This seems to be a popular story lately on the news and such. I personally have been near that pit of dispair for other reasons, and can understand that when you're so depressed and in a state of hopelessness - you can even lose faith. That was the moment when I said, wait a sec - God is the one thing I can always count on and only he can bring me through this. I need to give God a chance. Then I sought professional help.

I believe that if you can't grasp God's peace in that lowest moment, then that hopelessness taints every view of your life, and you feel as if the world would be better off without you. Those moments feel so lonely and painful, and suicide can be a tempting relief - though never the right choice.

A sorrowful prayer for his soul and a prayer for peace for his family.