By David Coy
Sunrise
To all parents within the reach of this writing, you know how precious the life of a child is (Psalm 127:3). If you are new at parenting, you are still learning the length to which a parent will go to train and nurture their children in the proper way (Ephesians 6:4). Even the best of intensions and effort may be insufficient if a child is self-willed to defy those efforts. It is then you learn as a parent to what length you will go to try and save their body and soul. Sometimes you succeed, and sometimes you do not. You may not learn you did not succeed until you have tried every last option available to you. By then you may have traveled down a very long road with sorrow. I know of two individuals who recently have struggled mightily for different reasons. These two are the child of some parent who no doubt are not yet finished on their journey with grief.
One of the subjects is dealing with mental disorder. This can be bittersweet, rewarding and coupled with much heartache especially in the child’s adult years. The other subject is dealing with addiction. While this story is not at all finished, neither is it one of doom and gloom. There is very much a living hope that exists, and we must not lose sight of this in their lives. As grief comes in different formats, so does hope. If your hope of saving a life has not resulted in the desired outcome, this does not mean all hope is gone in your life, the surviving loved one. Hope now has taken a different direction, and you must look for hope in other than where you previously thought it to reside. We provide support services for individuals, families and group settings. We also provide educational messages for schools, civic organizations, etc., in attempt to inform and educate on the topic of loss and hope in rebuilding.
This is Sunrise Aftercare.
