Yesterday was sad

Yesterday I went to a viewing of a 14 year old girl who drowned herself in the East River. As sad as seeing her was seeing her younger siblings and her friends. Encouraging was seeing their teachers and counselors there to help them through their grieving process.

All our involvement here, in our school and our community, must be redoubled in light of this girl’s pain and sorrow. Such a permanent solution to a temporary situation; how awful that she couldn’t feel our hopes for her, couldn’t benefit from our knowledge that this too would pass, that tomorrow could be better.

Dear God, let me be there for the next young woman who feels hopeless and distraught; to let her know that I have felt that way too, and show her the light at the end of the tunnel.