Death and Dying and Wandering Tom Lyberg on 30 Sep 2005 05:30 pm
A Crappy Day
You know, some days the sun shines here in NW Ohio but the day stinks anyway. Got word this morning that a senior at our local high school was killed in a car wreck – pulled out in front of a semi and killed instantly. Being a local pastor, I was called into the school to help the grief counseling team and being a band dad (I help transport the marching band instruments, do set up, etc…) and she was in the band, I spent time there. To make matters worse, we had a similar accident last year about the same time, and another girl was kllled. She was a member of our youth group, a senior, very active.
Needless to say, the school is stunned, and kids are asking all the usual questions: why did God “take” her, what if she hadn’t been driving along, I didn’t know her so should I feel sad,… you may know what I’m talking about. After a day of grief counseling and talking with my own son, I’m just a little drained and distracted from what I had planned for this weekend’s podcast.
I’m going to take a turn in our wanderings for the next podcast and do one aimed dealing with teenage loss and grief as a resource for our local kids. Not all are “church kids”, not all feel comfortable going to a pastor and asking weird questions, venting anger, questioning God. So I’m going to go that direction.
Bear with me our situation up here and I hope you find it helpful in deal with the grief you experience or try to help others with.
Do not fear – I’ll get back to our next postmodern community, a Christian postmodern community that I think you will find very interesting.
on 01 Oct 2005 at 9:35 pm # Dan
Hey Tom,
It is a bizarre thing to hear about your tragedy. We had a very similar thing happen here in Old Town, ME the past week. Same kind of accident, kids pulling out of the driveway on the way to school. This tragedy is also a repeat for the community. We lost two teens last year in the same way. Nothing to say other than I’ll be praying for you, the famlies, and the community.
on 04 Oct 2005 at 11:37 am # Bill
Back in ‘85, I lost a friend in a senseless car accident. She was wonderful person. The night she died, she was riding with someone who was always a reckless driver. He lived yet she died. It was tough dealing with death at that age. I’ll always remember going over to her family’s house and playing cards with some of her family. I learned to play spades and I continued to visit on occasion after the funeral. While it is tough losing someone that young, it taught me how fragile life really is. You get a sense of invincibility at that age. It brought things in perspective.
You’ll be in my thoughts and prayers. Peace in Christ.
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