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DJgang
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My best friend recently had a very good friend to die a tragic death.
Here’s the story. My friend and this lady were really close. The lady was a wonderful person and mentor to my friend. See, they both are elementary school teachers, both in Special Ed.
The Lady worked at an after school program for students. She was the cordinator of the facility that did remedial work with students after school. Between 5 and 6 pm, Wed. Oct 26, she was beaten by a student. That student “bragged” to few friends who in return went to the school to check on this lady. They are the one’s who called 911 about 9 pm that night.
See was determined to be brain dead the following weekend and her family decided to remove all artificial means of life. She died Sunday morning.
My friend is having a very hard time with this. Not necessarily the death, but the way her friend died.
After leaving the funeral home the other night, my friend called me. This is what she asked…
“It obvious that the Devil had a hand in this isn’t it? Well, we know that God knows everything that goes on, even what the Devil is up to…why didn’t God stop this?”
My only response to her was something that I has heard once…God allows suffering to happen for a greater goodness. That’s all that I could say to her.
My friend is a Christian, but I feel that I need to give her a little more. She’s having a hard time.
Have any of you dealt with violence such as this? Do any of you have any suggestions as to what more I could say to my friend?
Thanks!
Here’s the story. My friend and this lady were really close. The lady was a wonderful person and mentor to my friend. See, they both are elementary school teachers, both in Special Ed.
The Lady worked at an after school program for students. She was the cordinator of the facility that did remedial work with students after school. Between 5 and 6 pm, Wed. Oct 26, she was beaten by a student. That student “bragged” to few friends who in return went to the school to check on this lady. They are the one’s who called 911 about 9 pm that night.
See was determined to be brain dead the following weekend and her family decided to remove all artificial means of life. She died Sunday morning.
My friend is having a very hard time with this. Not necessarily the death, but the way her friend died.
After leaving the funeral home the other night, my friend called me. This is what she asked…
“It obvious that the Devil had a hand in this isn’t it? Well, we know that God knows everything that goes on, even what the Devil is up to…why didn’t God stop this?”
My only response to her was something that I has heard once…God allows suffering to happen for a greater goodness. That’s all that I could say to her.
My friend is a Christian, but I feel that I need to give her a little more. She’s having a hard time.
Have any of you dealt with violence such as this? Do any of you have any suggestions as to what more I could say to my friend?
Thanks!