Prayer Request for Tyler's family

[Alamo-Girl]

I join in urgent prayer for Tyler's family and friends!

[jan in Colorado]

I am so very sorry. Prayers for Tyler's family and friends.

God Bless you for requesting prayers for Tyler's family!

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Thank you all. I visited the family yesterday. Shell shocked is the only word I can use.

You generous prayers for comfort and the love of God are helping them more than I can put into words.

[syriacus]

Prayers from New York.

[jan in Colorado]

Continuing to pray for all involved!

[cdbear]

Prayers for Tyler's family and friends.....

I'm going home to hug my own almost-15 Tyler..........

[Wolfstar]

No one in their wildest dreams would expect God to suddenly reach down and [take] Tyler home.

My heart, prayers and deepest sympathy go out to Tyler's family.

Please believe I do not wish to be disrespectful in asking the following question, but your statement I quoted touched on something I often wonder about. Maybe others can help me understand.

If God has "taken Tyler home," why grieve? If one's faith is such that they deeply believe in death as "going home" to spend eternity with a loving God in heaven, then grief is hard to understand.

[Mamzelle]

Paryer of comfort for all who knew Tyler--

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I do not consider that question disrespectful. I have asked myself that question with any loss in my own life.

Without a doubt, Tyler is where he should be. I cannot tell you what a special boy he was. His parents would take no credit for raising him, saying he was always so full of goodness and kindness.

Our tears are not for Tyler, they are for ourselves, for the shock of suddenly being separated from him in this life. Our tears are because we cannot see him, hear him, touch him, hug him.

Our tears are for our children and their broken hearts.

My grief is for Tyler's family and the shattered hearts of his mother, father and brother.

I know Tyler is at home where he should be; In that we rejoice.

[Alexander Rubin]

May G-d comfort Tyler's family in their time of need, and rest his soul peacefully.

[Wolfstar]

Our tears are not for Tyler, they are for ourselves, for the shock of suddenly being separated from him in this life. Our tears are because we cannot see him, hear him, touch him, hug him.

Thanks. I'm glad you didn't find my question disrespectful. I have come to the same conclusion about grief. That it is an expression of what our sense of loss, not necessarily sorrow that our loved one has "gone home," as you so kindly put it.

I also have come to believe that those who experience death before us are not really gone. I choose to believe the bond of love we have with them survives death and keeps us connected in a very real, if exquisitely subtle way.

[Anita1]

Wolfstar and Protect the Bill of Rights

When our oldest daughter died suddenly - our pastor in God's wisdom - told us not to think about how she died - but to remember how she lived - And to celebate the happy moments we had with her. Needless to say - it was a long, hard struggle - but - our pastor's words of comfort helped us through those heart-wrenching days to remember and meditate on the happy moments we had with her.

May God bless, comfort, and heal this family of Tyler. Just know that all here will be sending many prayers for Tyler's family and all of his friends!

[Faith]

Holy Father,

Though we do not understand, and though our spirits cry out to You, yet we trust in You to heal the broken hearts of those who mourn Tyler's death. We confess that You are the only healing balm that can begin to repair the aching pain of this sudden and tragic loss. Please be the strength that all will need in order to rise up and move forward with their lives. May Tyler's spirit be remembered and honored as his loved ones continue to place their trust and their hope in You. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

[ntnychik]

I feel grief at Tyler's death as though I knew him. I will pray for his devastated friends and family. God will see them through this, although it may be too soon for them to realize it.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

 

From Tyler's Remembrance Page:

Born November 21, 1990 in Atlanta, Tyler was a student at North Forsyth High School and a member of the Raiders Football Team. Always an honor student, he was the 2005 Star Student at North Forsyth Middle School. Tyler enjoyed playing baseball and basketball, but his love was weight training and football. He also loved his four-wheeler and being on the lake and swimming. Full of life, energetic and outgoing, Tyler had many friends. He especially loved his little brother, Clay.
 

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I want to thank all of you.

We said goodbye to Tyler last Thursday. The power of your prayers and the prayers of all who prayed for Tyler and his family was truly awe inspiring. 

Tyler's mom and brother  recited a poem she had written when Tyler was small. While our eyes saw his Mom and Clay standing side by side, our hearts saw Tyler standing beside them.  Without a doubt, God's arms were wrapped around all of them.  How can anyone not believe?

Tyler is no longer in a place where we can see him, but he lives in the heart of all of us.

 

 

[moondoggie]

I read this story in the Rocky Mountain News and also saw local coverage on our news channel.

My heart goes out to all involved...and may God comfort all of you during this very tragic time.

[ntnychik]

Thanks for the post. What a fine young man.
I'm sure he was standing there with his Mom and brother.
When my brother died, I strongly felt his presence--next to me, not in the coffin.