Posted on 04/12/2016 12:07:42 AM PDT by Marie
Today, we found out that we've lost our 22 year old son.
He'd been missing for a couple of days and they found the body this evening. He wrecked his motorcycle and ended up in a ditch where nobody could see.
I don't know how to do this. I don't know how to accept this. I don't know what to do with this.
And I can't pray.
I'm not mad at G-d or anything like that. I mean that I have no words. I don't know how.
Can you please pray for me? Just add me to your prayer list for a little while?
I cannot grasp that this loving young man is gone from my life forever. I don't know how to be all right with that.
I know that I need to sleep, but that seems like such a strange thing to do. I don't know how to function. What's normal when he's not on this planet?
Dear Lord, I miss him so much already.
Thank you for sharing Marie. Think of how much better the world can be with more people like Griffin. As a Catholic, this year our church is celebrating the Year of Mercy. It sounds like Griffin practiced that on a daily basis with all the people he has helped. Mercy, charity, love he not only new these but practiced them. You say you need to see that you will even have a life without him. Look at how your life is unfolding even now with the outpouring of support you have received. I will keep you in my prayers, God is blessing you and consoling you through others.
Dear Marie, my heart hurts for you. There is an English word for someone that lost their spouse and for a child that lost parents, but no word for a parent that has lost a child. It’s not supposed to happen that way, but sadly it does. My dear sister lost both her sons and I can tell you her world was never the same but things got better over time, a long time, and she had daughters and grandchildren that were there.
It sound like you son was a wonderful young man, spreading more goodwill in his few years than some people do in a lifetime. Maybe someone e can carry on some charitable works in his name or memory. He has left so many fond memories. You did a great job of raising him. I am thankful for the fact that you are left with so many wonderful memories of your son, as I have known some people whose child had taken a dark path and died as a result, and those people always express guilt for maybe not having done enough, even though it was not their fault.
Prayers up!
A parent has two jobs, educate,medical, prepare a child for marriage and 2.
Pray with all your mite,your children see Heaven
You excelled beyond reproach at both
Your son’s legacy was humble service to the Lord in his families name
Your son sits on the right hand of God
What an example he and you have shown
God bless
We know him now, through your words. Thanks for sharing. Very inspiring.
I need to *see* that it’s possible to be whole again. That there will be a hole in my life, but that I will have a life.
You will. Take refuge in God, and carry on with your son's good works.
"In the evening weeping shall have place, and in the morning gladness." Psalm 30:5
"But they that hope in the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall take wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31
Praying for you all. May God comfort you and your family.
What a wonderful tribute you wrote for such a wonderful son.
Thanks for sharing this.
“Dear lord. My world has gone from color to black and white. Nothing will ever have taste again. How can I ever be happy without this remarkable creature in my life?”
After such a deep loss, you will grieve deeply. It will take a year at least.
After a similar loss, I found solace in the Psalms.
God knows all your pain.
After you grieve fully, you will see color again. It will always be a loss, but it will have perspective. Though you aren’t capable emotionally to know this, your life can be fulfilling and joyful in the future.
To have loved deeply means you will grieve this loss just as deeply. That’s normal.
Prayers up.
I cannot imagine the pain you are experiencing. Condolences seem so inadequate for such a tragedy. Prayers up. May God bless you in this time of sorrow.
I am so sorry, Marie. Reading what you wrote - my heart just broke for you.
The first thing I would urge you to do is fall into our Heavenly Father’s lap. He will catch you. He will understand the fact that you can’t comprehend anything right now. He was once man and knows that human pain and confusion - He experienced both. He is also our Father, and so He knows the love we have for our children.
So if you can’t do anything - lean into His loving arms, and simply fall.
You are now on my heart today, and I’ll be praying for you.
He will still be in your life. At any moment he may appear in your memory, inspire a smile, renew your sense of wonder and appreciation. He lives with the Lord now, but he will still be around you.
I am so truly sorry. My prayers are with you, your family, and friends as you mourn this tragedy.
So many of us wish we could have met your wonderful son in This life! Thank you for sharing. My condolences and prayers.
You bet. I pray for strength for your family, and that he sleeps in the loving arms of God.
Dearest Marie, you have my heart and my prayers. May the Holy Spirit enfold and comfort you.
Blessings
Donna
What a testament!
Lord, receive your servant Griffin.
By the fruits of his spirit he has shown his love for You.
Comfort Marie, Lord, and keep her safe.
In Jesus’ Name,
Amen!
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Prayers for you Marie...praying that God will lay hands of comfort on your heart. Only time will help now. Trust in time and God...I will keep praying.
Prayers up for you and your son...
Wonderful stories. Again, I’m so sorry. Sometimes, there were days when I just sat at home or in my car over lunch reading the Psalms, when The Enemy came in like a flood, attacking.
Praying for God’s blessings.
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