Suicide Prevention

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I read this article today Suicde Body Unclaimed and wondered about the nature of this particular suicide.

It’s easy for all of us to box suicide into a depressive or mental illness and explain it away.

But what if, in this case, it was a carefully planned execution?  This man killed his wife and then himself over money, debt to be more specific.

Soecity seems to collectively hate him for his final action.

Not all suicides are through ’sickness’, some are through malice, which is not traced back to an illness. Some people are just mean and horrible and it is their final act of hatred for the world and everyone they knew in it.

So how do people who loved this person move on? Where do they find comfort?

They don’t.

It takes years to recondile the hatred and the love that they feel for this person simultaneously.  And no-one wants to know about the love part, they just want to hate them, so the ones who loved him end of feeling ashamed because they loved them in the first place, this person who could do such a thing.

Instead of feeling glad that the earth has ridden itself of such scum, maybe we could spare a thought for those who loved him and are too mortified to even claim and bury his body.

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As the sun rose over the ocean a gentle breeze blew awakening my senses to the peace of my surroundings. My thoughts quieted for a moment as my mind took in the beauty of the tiny island I was vacationing on.

I wished that every day could begin like this day. A beginning when everyone around was not occupied with work or the tragedy of life. A day where simple faith in God was all that was required in order to make it through the day.

Whenever I look back at life I gain wisdom. I see the truth of why a particular test came my way. I allow the truth over my life to teach me to look at my world as a challenge and not as a punishment.

Too many people are suffering in the world today. They are sick and afflicted from all kinds of incurable diseases. They are crying all of the time and they have stopped seeing the reason why they are feeling so much despair.

1 Thessalonians 3: 3&4, “so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. You know quite well that we were destined for them. In fact, when we were with you, we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know.”

This is the reason why we need God for we are destined to go through trials. God gives us hope when there seems there can be no hope. He allows us to take our own human limitations and believe that with His help we can overcome the complications we face in our present day lives.

Our trust in God gives us the ability to reach higher than those who have no God at all. With faith nothing we face is an obstacle because we believe in Miracles.

We believe that even though we cannot do it, God can give us the strength to climb the treacherous mountains and cross the rough seas of life and win the victory.

A mother clasps the hands of a dying child and her prayers reach the heavens above with pleads for help. God’s angels are sent to perform miracles in that mothers life. If the child is destined to die then the angel gives the mother the strength she will need to endure the pain of loss. If the child is to live then the angel gives the mother a celebration over the miracle of life.

Our trials are a result of God’s purpose for our being. A destiny that is meant to elevate us and change us into more loving and compassionate people who will fight for God.

When we are on the side of God and love, the loss of a loved one positions us strategically against the unseen spiritual forces of evil. Forces that can only be defeated through people who will stand up to Satan and see the good that can come even from death.

As people who believe in Jesus Christ, we must cling to how His suffering and death gave us hope that all our pain will be rewarded in eternity. This knowledge helps us to handle death even when it is our own precious child and helps us to understand that our pain is temporary. But our fight for God lasts through our life time.

Running to God when we are enduring the worst kind of pain gives us strength. Once time has passed and our time of grief is less we can comfort those who are suffering like we suffered. And our example can inspire that person to hold onto God and save them from giving into how the world handles death.

The world wants us to grieve to the point that we need therapy in order to save us from dying. Placing our trust in God lifts us up and makes us an example of faith in the sight of suffering. It gives others hope that if we can do this then they can do it too.

Philippians 2: 12b-15, “Keep on working with fear and trembling to complete your salvation, because God is always at work in you to make you willing and able to obey his own purpose.
Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may be innocent and pure as God’s perfect children, who live in a world of corrupt and sinful people. You must shine among them like stars lighting up the sky,”

Everything we go through is planned by God. He wants us to grow through the trials and become beacons of how love can help us overcome the evil found in this world.

Lights that shine forth, showing this corrupt world that nothing can conquer and defeat us because we place our faith in God. We know with certainty that our trials are for our betterment.

This is the reason why so many good people suffer. From verbal persecutions to physical affliction; God’s soldiers fight against every evil of this corrupt and sinful world in order to defeat Satan and his followers.

Good must prevail and as a result children being raised in godly households suffer through illnesses. Good children die in order to show that their purpose is to help their parents fight for causes that they would never have been involved with if they had not suffered the loss of a child.

Jessica’s Law to the founding of America’s Most Wanted became a reality from crimes committed against children. Parents took their grief over their loses and turned them into organizations geared to fight crimes.

Every battle that Satan wages is fought by good people who turn the evil tides of battle into victory for the side of God. They win this prize by standing firm in their faith.

They choose to fight for God because they love Jesus and want to share in His death. They want to become righteous just as Jesus so they will gain the reward of Heaven.

Philippians 3:10-11, “All I want is to know Christ and to experience the power of his resurrection, to share in his sufferings and become like him in his death, in the hope that I myself will be raised from death to life.”

So every child of God endures the evils of this world in order that their lives will reflect the wisdom of God. A revelation that can only be gained through fighting against everything that has been corrupted by Satan.

Philippians 3:12-14, “I do not claim that I have already succeeded or have already become perfect. I keep striving to win the prize for which Christ Jesus has already won me to himself. Of course, my brothers, I really do not think that I have already won it; the one thing I do, however, is to forget what is behind me and do my best to reach what is ahead. So I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize, which is God’s call through Christ Jesus to the life above.”

We must stand our ground and lean on our faith that God is always in control. With God’s help we can endure loss. With the strength of God we will stand because God is able to make us stand.

The breeze brought a coolness that calmed the heat from the bright Island sun. God surrounded my thoughts and gave me strength to walk refreshed and ready for the next battle that was certain to come my way. I would stay on the path and fight for God in my game of life.

Linda Dipman
http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/why-did-my-child-die-111184.html

Death is perhaps the only thing no human being willfully thinks about. The only reason we think about death is when we attend a funeral, mourn a loved one, or if we ourselves have to face death. Death is part of human experience and is considered by some to be a rite of passage to the life beyond. Many fear death due to its utter mystery and elusiveness. As a subject, it is very difficult to study, measure, and understand since death belongs to the metaphysical realm. It is an enigma that can only be explained only by those who have passed through it. And how can those who have passed onto the state of death return to explain its mysteries to the living? Still, we believe that these explanations can be heard only when we too pass through the gates of death.

In biology, death is defined as “the state of a thermodynamic system in which it cannot organize autonomously the energy from the environment.” For Buddhists, death is but part of an eternal “stream” of consciousness. Death is merely an inescapable part of human suffering. Death is very central to Buddhism because it is said that it is what prompted Gautama Buddha to ponder about the futility of life and material possessions.

Like Buddhism, Hinduism teaches that death is a process that is as natural as the earth, sun, sea, and the sky. Hindu beliefs also focus on the certainty of reincarnation, a process where a human being is reborn over and over again.

For Christianity, death is seen as a passage to the eternal blessings of God and an entrance to the pearly gates of heaven — but only for true believers. While death is expected to cause sorrow, Christian doctrine teaches that the faithful should also rejoice in the certainty of salvation for true believers.

Regardless of faith or philosophy, death is universally seen as a cause for grief and depression. It is the one thing that bounds all human beings together. The grave is where all human beings are headed, regardless of nationality, faith, culture, and belief.

Based on decades of research and observation, people undergo five stages of mourning. The first step is denial and isolation. This stage is where a person denies the death of the loved one. The denial is actually a form of defense against the negative information or the stressful situation that is faced by a person who has lost a loved one. After the initial denial wears off, a person is overcome by anger. The intense emotion elicited by the death of a loved one causes a person to react in anger. In the bargaining stage, a person delves into past actions or inactions that could have caused the death of the loved one. At the stage of depression, a person slowly realizes the tremendous loss and slips back to state of melancholy and emotional suffering. After a period of depression that can last from one month to several years, a grieving person slowly comes to terms with the loss and eventually reaches the stage of acceptance.

Some individuals who find it difficult to cope with the the loss of a loved one. The depression can be so debilitating that it can almost totally disrupt a person’s sleep, eating patterns, and ability to work and relate with others. A person who cannot move on and overcome grief may need to undergo counseling. With the help of a counselor, a grieving person may be able to finally cope with the loss and regain the ability to live a normal life. Faith-based groups or church ministers are among the most sough-after counselors due to their training and ability to explain the religious or spiritual meaning behind death. These counselors are also able to provide spiritual guidance and instruction so that the person in grief can find renewed strength from religion or from a particular spiritual belief.

Jennifer Alinio
http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/living-through-death-and-depression-222428.html

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