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Re: shaking my fists at the sky
On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 TYoder at sschwab_com wrote:
> my family is preaching to me to get over the anger...that it is letting
> "satan" win.
Yowch.
> that is only serving to deepen the anger and the depression.
I can imagine.
I wish I knew what to say, Twila. As far back as I can remember, I've
always been aware of the fact that our lives are temporary, and I guess I
have conditioned myself to accept death in principle -- it helps that my
Oma, who is 87 now, has always spoken rather positively about looking
forward to death and being with Jesus, etc. I remember spending a week
with her, 15 years ago, when my family was out of the country, and her
saying that, if it ever came down to a choice between keeping her alive on
machines in a hospital etc. or just letting her die, then "Let me die."
At the time, her words sounded almost blasphemously defeatist to me, but
now, I appreciate where she is coming from. A part of me finds it hard to
understand why death should make someone angry, but another part of me
knows that I have not yet lost any members of my family (though a friend
of mine did die because of a car accident a few years ago), so I don't
really know how I will react when the time comes for me. But I do hope
you can find some way *through* your anger -- God can take it.
--- Peter T. Chattaway --------------------------- peter at chattaway_com ---
If true love never did exist how could we know its name? -- Sam Phillips
Happiness happens but I want joy. -- Marjorie Cardwell
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