tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post111361550724184452..comments2023-09-05T05:56:07.500-05:00Comments on St. Casserole: Psalm 23St. Casserolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046979001194772038noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1113934877089341612005-04-19T13:21:00.000-05:002005-04-19T13:21:00.000-05:00Hello, St. C. I've not been here in a week so I'm ...Hello, St. C. I've not been here in a week so I'm catching up reading you. Wonderful, as always.<BR/><BR/>But I got goosebumps reading this particular post.<BR/><BR/>Just today I was telling one friend how the simple fact that I knew and had grown close to another friend had helped to save my own life at one point.<BR/><BR/>"<I>Let them know your presence through the words and actions of their friends and family. Let them be comforted by those who love them.</I>" <BR/><BR/>If there was ever an example of knowing and really FEELING God's grace through the instrumental words of a friend (unbeknownst to said friend at the time) I am it. I heard words of comfort that were, fortunately, not after the fact, but before any fact could happen. I know there are others like me who have similar stories. But I never cease to be amazed by how God reminds us we are all connected and all His, and how we can learn from each other that we don't have to feel bone-crushingly lonely . Angels are everywhere. I'm so grateful.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry to hear about the suicide in your community, but I thank you for talking about despair.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344164663727384806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1113880984431690492005-04-18T22:23:00.000-05:002005-04-18T22:23:00.000-05:00Sorry too about the suicide. Hope you and the comm...Sorry too about the suicide. Hope you and the community will be okay. There's something about that that profoundly changes everyone. Prayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1113772372757697992005-04-17T16:12:00.000-05:002005-04-17T16:12:00.000-05:00I'm sorry to hear about the suicide. Did you read ...I'm sorry to hear about the suicide. Did you read Peter Kramer's very good article in the Times mag about depression?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1113699528637061192005-04-16T19:58:00.000-05:002005-04-16T19:58:00.000-05:00I've had a week much like ya'll's week -- I saw an...I've had a week much like ya'll's week -- I saw an accident on Tuesday with 2 fatalities, one on Wednesday with 4 fatalities (all teenagers) and the grandsons of a dear friend were in a near fatal accident on Thursday -- one is in ICU in critical condition. Psalm 23 soothes like oil itself.Theresa Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134175277230355640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8646018.post-1113666943909156902005-04-16T10:55:00.000-05:002005-04-16T10:55:00.000-05:00We've had a sad loss this week, too, and it makes ...We've had a sad loss this week, too, and it makes Psalm 23 all the more poignant. I'm going to read it with/to the children on Sunday, probably from The Message, in an effort to shake up how we hear it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.com