Very Sad Day For a Family
Today, I spent 4 hours at a visitation for a young 23 year old young man, who took his own life Wed. afternoon. I do his funeral tomorrow at 2 pm.
I knew his mother years ago and I new his grand-dad for many years. He is now since deceased.. This young man's fiance was there, his mother, his dad, and a who church full of his friends. They had his visitation at a church because the chapel at the local funeral home would not hold the numbers.
This family has little religious affiliation at all. This young man has had depression issues for years and a friend of his, ended his life 18 months ago to the day this young man, ended his. He had many many friends, his family has money, he had a beautiful fiance, he was going to college but, he just could not overcome this depression.
Tomorrow, will be a very tough day for all concerned. It was bad today but, tomorrow will be the worst. Being a preacher, all I can do is to preach the love of God and share salvation with this family. I will do my best to try and comfort them and let them know that God loves them because, he too had a son die at 33.
We as Pastors and preachers are just servants. We serve in this capacity because we have a calling on our life that directs us to this servant's position. It guess hard on us at times. This will be the second suicide victim's service I have done in 4 days.
For those of you who read my journal, say a prayer for me tomorrow about 2pm. This will be one of the hardest funerals I have done in 36 years. I just want to be a vessel of comfort and to honor the Lord through all of this.
I knew his mother years ago and I new his grand-dad for many years. He is now since deceased.. This young man's fiance was there, his mother, his dad, and a who church full of his friends. They had his visitation at a church because the chapel at the local funeral home would not hold the numbers.
This family has little religious affiliation at all. This young man has had depression issues for years and a friend of his, ended his life 18 months ago to the day this young man, ended his. He had many many friends, his family has money, he had a beautiful fiance, he was going to college but, he just could not overcome this depression.
Tomorrow, will be a very tough day for all concerned. It was bad today but, tomorrow will be the worst. Being a preacher, all I can do is to preach the love of God and share salvation with this family. I will do my best to try and comfort them and let them know that God loves them because, he too had a son die at 33.
We as Pastors and preachers are just servants. We serve in this capacity because we have a calling on our life that directs us to this servant's position. It guess hard on us at times. This will be the second suicide victim's service I have done in 4 days.
For those of you who read my journal, say a prayer for me tomorrow about 2pm. This will be one of the hardest funerals I have done in 36 years. I just want to be a vessel of comfort and to honor the Lord through all of this.
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