I'm not sure where I'm going with this but it's pretty much a discussion with God about death, especially the death of young people. I call it a discussion because I have an expectation that God will answer me eventually.
I feel sad, mad, angry, defeated and a host of other negative emotions when I hear about a young person who died. Yesterday I received news that my friend's son had died. He was only 32 yrs. old and died from cancer. He was a great guy He was a Husband, Coach, Son, Friend, Mentor and many other things. HE WAS A GREAT GUY! So why do some great young people die young? Why God?
I know that you have a purpose and a plan for all of us but sometimes your plans hurt. I have watched young people die and get hurt a lot. Sometimes a young boy with a bullet in his head. Sometimes a child is battered and abused by an adult. Many young people in our City have died way too young. I do know that death and disease and depression have a way of turning people to you God. I understand that. I understand that as kind of like being a burning bush to get my attention so that I focus on you. Sometimes I feel like some people and families are continually the burning bush. I know we have choices and you gave us a free will but I still hurt. I do trust you and I want to be closer to you but I hurt.
I believe my friends son is sitting with his head resting against your shoulder as you recount all of the ways that he loved on people. I am happy for him. He doesn't have. nor will he ever experience any pain ever again. I am grateful that you touched my life through his. I going to just believe that you used him to touch more people with life giving healing by his death than I could ever conceive or imagine. Yeah, I know we all have a purpose. I'm just believing that in the big picture that you have shown love in a greater way by pouring your love into Justin so he could share you in a greater way with everyone who knew him.
His short life of 32 years was an explosion of love. I'm going to focus on the love you shared with us through Justin and focus on trying to share your love in greater ways. Could you put your fingertips underneath the hearts of his family members. Please let them know that you won't let them sink any deeper. I trust you God, I trust that your love will live on through the legacy of loving others "The Justin Kunick Way."
In Jesus Name. Amen.
