Loss For Words

It's the kind of news that grips you in the gut and makes you want to throw up. It is the news that makes you shed countless tears and wish you had the wisdom and grace to be able to comfort friends who are hurting. It is the kind of news that no parent ever wants to hear. On early Wednesday morning our dear friends John and Maggy Dobbs found out that their son had died in a tragic accident. John Robert was 18 years old and scheduled to graduate from high school at the end of this week. In stead of planning his graduation party his parents are now preparing for a funeral. What do you say to a family when they are going through this?

I remember when one of my father's cousins died. I remember the words his mother spoke to me, Bess said "David, no parent should ever have to bury a child." Her words echo in my mind even as I sit here typing. No parent should ever have to bury a child and yet it happens every day in the world. And even though it does happen every day, I am still at a loss for words and maybe that is the way it should be. Maybe we should just grieve, hold each other, love each other and use the time to heal.

In Him,

David

John's blog is located at http://johndobbs.wordpress.com/
The local news account of the accident is located here www.sunherald.com/278/story/578234.html