I just did a discernment for a woman who lost her 14 year old daughter. I won’t go into details about the discernment, but I do feel there’s a couple of lessons to be learned here. First of all, I did the session over the internet, and as I’m sure you well know, a lot of misunderstandings happen when two people are IMing each other. At the end of the session, however, the only “misunderstanding” was on the part of the girl’s mother.
When all was said and done, after the session, I realized that the girl’s mother wanted “permission” to take her own life, and she was disappointed she didn’t get it. I know she’s going to read this and either e-mail me, or post a comment that this wasn’t the case, even though she admitted to me that I was right. Well, be that as it may, I just want to say, for the record, that suicide is not the answer! No matter how heavy the burden of grief, or any other burden you may be saddled with.
I also want to state, for the record, that I’ve considered suicide myself, so I know how it feels to get to that point. The idea of living hurts much more than the idea of dying. I’ve told more than one person that if I didn’t know better, I would probably do it … but that’s just it, I know from those who’ve done it, it’s not the answer.
When someone commits suicide, during their life review they see all of the pain their action has caused to those they’ve left behind who loved them. They also see the potential lessons that they could have learned by sticking things out. There is a lesson to be learned on the other side of the pain … one of them is that you are much stronger, much more valuable, and more loved, than you think you are. And the lessons that weren’t learned here, must be learned on the Other Side.
God doesn’t judge those who commit suicide, and I am, in no way, condemning anyone who has taken their own life. My heart goes out to them and their loved ones. But as one young man told me during a discernment, “As soon as I jumped I knew it was a mistake, but it was a lesson I learned way too late. Please tell my parents I was sorry for what I had done, and said so to them, and to God, even as I was falling.”
All I can say is that if you’re reading this, and considering taking your own life, PLEASE don’t! Seek counseling. Talk to someone. Contact me, and I’ll put you in touch with someone. PLEASE.
You are not alone. You are loved.
I feel your peace,
Anthony
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