Monday, November 12, 2012
Something Terrible
Something terrible has happened. A friend of ours died yesterday. He was our friend, but he was also the son of some dear friends of ours. (Jill has known them for many years; I met them several years ago when they did our pre-marital counseling.) I feel odd writing about this here, but I thought that I should say something about my friend. He was young; he started high school this year. I had been thinking about him lately for two reasons. First, he beat me several times at Madden (a football video game) last Thanksgiving, and I was looking forward to challenging him to a rematch this Thanksgiving when Jill and I are in Chicago. Second, I have remembered him singing "The Moves Like Jagger" last Thanksgiving, as I have been singing that same song to Auggie lately. I feel stunned. And sad. I have become largely immune to human suffering in recent years. My grandmother died a few days ago, and while I have felt sad about that, I haven't been greatly moved. Too many things have happened these last few years. But this is different. I am reminded of my cousin Frankie, who died when he was twenty and I was about ten. I still pray for him. And I still miss him. It is terrible that our friend has died. It seems unreal. But it is real. How can that be? I don't know, but somehow it is. You will be dearly missed my friend. And now I will pray for you as well.
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I'm so sorry Leslie, what a shock. I will pray for the family.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ma.
DeleteI am very sorry also for your loss.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gregg; I appreciate it.
DeleteIt is hard to lose a friend so suddenly. Sending you a "cyber hug". Praying for you, and for his family. Love:
ReplyDelete1Co 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.
DeleteSo sweet to see you and Jill yesterday. Thank you for this post about Aidan, and for loving him and us. I loved your careful words about what you saw in our family and how we loved one another.
ReplyDeleteI haven't replied because I haven't known what to say. Jill and I are praying for all of you. I like, respect, and admire you and Mr. Peevie so much. I dearly wish that Aidan were still here with us all - but especially with you.
DeleteLeslie, my husband's housekeeper lost a grandson to suicide just a few days ago. :(
ReplyDeleteIt made me think of how young people are losing hope. When I was young I would be upset about things, but I never got that far into hopelessness. The housekeeper said her grandson had some trouble at work and had just broken up with his girlfriend. Her (the housekeeper) daughter found him in his room where he had hanged himself. It is a terrible thing to find, and I'm sure that image will stay with her a long, long time. :( :(
So many are suffering this kind of terrible loss of life these days. I know that these are part of the consequences of a godless world. It will continue to grow worse until the second coming of Jesus. Praying for us to be strong in the Lord during these very troubling times.
Guess I should also say that death in any manner is difficult, and I do not know (and don't necessarily need to know) how or why your little friend died. It is just sad when young people die, whatever the cause, and it is comforting to know that the Lord longs to comfort us in our sorrow and suffering. :)
DeleteMy heart goes out to the family of the young man who killed himself. It's terrible that so many people are driven to such an act of self-destruction. My friends lost their son to a heart condition.
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