We lost our son today (vanity - prayer request)

FreeRepublic ^ | 4/12/2016 | self

[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.

[onyx]

Oh Dear God.
Marie, I am so sorry and sad. My heart aches for you. I had to catch my breath while reading your sad words.

I can only think to ping P.Marlowe.

Of course, I will pray.

Shaking hands here. I can’t begin to imagine your feelings of helplessness and loss.

I am so sorry.

God bless and keep you and God is holding your beloved son in His loving arms.

[Slyfox]

Your name is like Mary’s. And she lost her Son.

[CrimsonTidegirl]

Words can not express my sympathy to you and your family in this tragedy.

All my prayers to you and your family.

[P-Marlowe]

Marie, there is nothing “normal” about losing a child. It’s just not supposed to happen. I lost my daughter a little over a week ago and I know the pain you are experiencing. There are no words to describe it. For days my heart ached. Literally. I am comforted only by the knowledge that she is now in the arms of the Savior and that in a short time I will see her again.

My heart aches for you. May the peace of God which passes all understanding keep your heart and mind through Christ Jesus.

[Kit cat]

The absolute hardest thing in anyone’s life is the loss of a child, your grief will be more than anyone could ever imagine. You leave the praying to us and know God WILL hear us!! May God Bless You and your family!!!

[KOZ.]

Prayers for you and your family.

[Eagles6]

So sorry for your loss Marie. Sadly, we will not find the answers in this life.

May the Good Lord welcome your son home and grant his loved ones comfort and strength in the days to come.

[Freedom56v2]

I don’t have words to express my sadness.

All I can say is lean on God...Know that He is our comforter and healer and knows what we need even before we ask...

You and your family are in my family’s prayers.

[Liberty Valance]

Prayers going up for you and yours.

E. L. O. - telephone line

[Agamemnon]

Marie, I will pray for your peace in the midst of this loss.

I lost my brother unexpectedly who is younger than me last summer, and while I do not understand the timing, I firmly believe it was God's timing.

At his funeral I read this:

Job 14:5-7 New Life Version (NLV)

5 A man’s days are numbered. You know the number of his months. He cannot live longer than the time You have set.

Psalm 139:16 ESV

"Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.

His deep faith in Christ sustained him life and now he lives eternally with His Savior in a better place than I live now.

It is my prayer for that Christ's grace will continue to sustain you through this.

FReegards!

[JediJones]

That is so tough. We’ve all had those moments where a loved one is late or out of contact and we fear the worst. Losing a child is hard to imagine. Just know that you helped give him the best years of his life while he was with you. Many people don’t get to experience a loving family and a great childhood. Always remember that he’s waiting for you to see him again someday. While you wait for that to happen, he definitely wants you to overcome your grief and have a happy life again as soon as you can.

[Irish Eyes]

Marie, I am sending deep heartfelt prayers for you and your family

May God wrap his arms around you.

[Marie]

I’ve been suffering for your loss, too. I’m so sorry.

How old was she?

[pepsionice]

Having had a scooter as a kid and later for three years as an adult...it is a passion, and assumed risk. For me, there was some day on the military installation where some biker exited the base...stopped at the red-light just feet off the base, and took off on green to be hit by a guy who missed the red-light. I didn’t have much confidence after that point because I started to not only worry about myself, but others that might screw up along the way.

There is truly not much you can say or do. He probably had some realization about the risks involved but prioritized the enjoyment of a bike to a higher degree. Its like a guy who smokes...a guy who parachutes often...a guy who scuba-dives in shark-infested waters....a guy who enlists in the Marines....on and on, and on. It’s about acceptance of risk and he was old enough to make them.

I’d look back at the great things he did in life, and what he did enjoy. None of that was wasted, and he ought to be remembered like that.

[Marie]

Thank you so much.

Lord, that kid did have a good ride! He loved life so much. Didn’t have an evil bone in his body.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Prayers for your son, you, and your family. In my 70 years, I have lost five friends in cycle accidents.

[Cronos]

We will pray for you. Everyone’s tragedy is different. The wounds take time and God’s help to heal. Pray, eat, get up and take another day, remember the good times and cry and when you can, laugh. God be with you

[P-Marlowe]

Kelly was 34. Unlike you, I was given the opportunity to be present when she was taken into the arms of Jesus. I had the opportunity to say goodbye. I can’t imagine your grief at this time. But life is a combination of joy and sorrow. I don’t think I laughed for a week after she died. Then my grandaughter did something that made me laugh uncontrollably. At that point I knew I was on the road to healing. There is a time to laugh and a time to cry. Someday you will laugh again. Someday your mourning will be turned gladness. But now is the time to grieve. God Bless you!

[Rufus Shinra]

My prayers are with you tonight...don’t lose faith...

[neverbluffer]

My heart is breaking for you. I cannot imagine what you are going through. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

MAY HE REST IN PEACE.