Lifelines

Forgiveness is preceded by our own willingness to face the hidden parts of ourselves, not just our anger with the offender(s), our lost loved ones, but also our anger with God who did not listen to our prayers. It is also a process of coming to terms honestly, with the unacceptable part of ourselves. I find, in my own experience, it is an on-going process.

Forgiveness is preceded by our own willingness to face the hidden parts of ourselves, not just our anger with the offender(s), our lost loved ones, but also our anger with God who did not listen to our prayers. It is also a process of coming to terms honestly, with the unacceptable part of ourselves. I find, in my own experience, it is an on-going process.

Loss such as yours is difficult to understand. Where was God when your child was dying? I once heard this questions asked (can't remember where) and the answer was, He was in the same place he was in when His own son died on the cross. Life's lessons are learned through simply living life as it comes to us. It's not always pleasant and many times, it's downright hurtful. Forgiveness is something each and every one of us struggles with all our life. Perhaps this is the one thing God gave us to accomplish while on this earth.

My condolences to you over the death of your son. I don't know how I would cope if something happened to mine. I've often pondered this very question. I guess I will never know unless,God forbid, something did happen.

Mr. Livingston,
My apologies. I never intended to tell anyone that the death of a child was part of God's plan. I would never presume to know God's plan. My comments were more in the nature of wondering out loud about how I would ever deal with such a thing. Nor did I intend to give any enlightenment and push my faith. I merely wanted to say how hard it must be to deal with something so terrible and give my condolences.

Please forgive.