Another Life Lesson

We all have our daily trials and trepedations. Most of us meddle through our day with little or no fuss. No big catastrophies, no life changing events. Have you taken a minute to stop and think about the people those life changing events are happening to? If they aren't going on in your life, they must be in someone else's right? Without even knowing it, a little girl has brought change to my life. My dear friend Sarah is a teacher in Texas. She sent me a request to pray for one of her students. I did, and passed the request on as well. It seems that this middle school student had tried to take her own life the night before. Noone knew the details or the outcome at the time. I sat quietly at my desk for some time after I prayed for her. As I thought more about it I began to wonder...What on earth could possibly trouble such a young girl to the point of taking her own life? What could it possibly be like to feel that helpless? Why did her friends and family not see it? These questions will never be answered. The poor child has gone on to heaven. The only comfort this gives me is that she is no longer hurting. She no longer has to fight with the demons that were tearing her apart.
I did not know this child. Only by the grace of God was she placed in my life, ever so briefly, to teach me how to be thankful. To remind me know that my strength comes from my Savior, and that is enough. That things in life are taken for granted all too often. That what is here today can be gone in the blink of an eye. Many times today I have thought of this little girls family and friends. For the teachers who are filled with grief and are trying to lift the spirits of their students. Many times today I have lifted them in prayer. Prayer that God's grace will wash over them and bring them peace and understanding. May God help them through these trying times and help them push forward through the pain.
Sometimes it's funny how God uses people to teach us things.
Stay Blessed!
Mesg