Friday, April 2, 2010

The changed life of a family

My sister Bridget has shared a sad story with us and asked for our prayers. One of her employees, while vacationing with his young family in Mexico, experienced a tragedy that no doubt has brings deep sorrow and pain for him and his family. While his 14 year old triplet children were jet skiing one of them crashed and was killed. Far from home, and now with the loss of a child, a changed life for this family begins. I was praying last night and thought about his daughter that died, she is at peace passing from this life into heaven. For those us that believe in heaven, we think of a place of deep peace. If only this family will see that their daughter's tragic death has enabled her to move to the peace of heaven, maybe their own suffering might be lessened. Nothing anyone can do will change what has happened. I ask all of us that believe in the power of prayerful intention, to pray that this family will not allow the loss of their daughter to bring their own lives to death here on earth. So often when one loses a child, the whole family dies from the agony of the depth of what I see as the greatest suffering, the loss of a child. I pray that they will live more fully experiencing life as the gift it is and see their daughter's new life in heaven as inspiration for creating LIFE here in this changed family. Bridget, I am continuing my vigil for this family to experience more peaceful moments than sorrow.

1 comment:

Anastasia said...

Yes, we here have been praying very much for this family.
May their sorrow be consoled.
If there is never any risk, there is not much life, but the balance is hard and when something happens statistics and theology and words can't matter much.