Tuesday night was one of the hardest things I have been a part of in a long time. Dan and I took some of our high school students to a funeral home in Massillon to pay our respects to an 18-month old beautiful little girl. Her dad had been an adult leader in our ministry in the past. He influenced many of our students in big ways. His little girl died tragically last week in her own home. It is just one of those “This is not right” moments. It just shouldn’t happen in life. There are no answers for it. It leaves you with a thousand questions for God. Your heart aches in indescribable ways for the mother and father.
I was so proud of our students who went. They were so awesome. Seeing them kneel and pray in front of the tiny casket was mind-blowing. They just hugged the parents and expressed how sorry they were. They were so mature during the whole time. I could tell that it meant so much to the father that they were there. These students simply obeyed Jesus when he said “mourn with those who mourn.” Those are not easy times, but they walked right into it and they loved so well. There doesn’t seem to be much light on dark days like that, but on this day, I saw a handful of students be light on a dark day.
Wow that is tough to go through. i remeber when our minister’s 18month old that we used to babysit died. that tiny casket upfront It’s something you want to experience in ministry as few times as possible. But the kids support that is great