Profound and Sometimes Preposterous Ponderings of Pete

A Father's Heart A father's heart is made of steel, for discipline and even keel. A father's heart is made of stone, For hard lessons and setting bone. A father's heart is made to swell, when his children do so well. A father's heart gives great gifts, in so doing a child's burden lifts. But a father's heart can be rent, When seeing his child's last breath spent. While this tear is deep and burning, leaving his soul seared and yearning, his heavenly father provides the suture, that mends his heart for the future.

Yesterday I walked down a path with a family hat I thought I would not have to walk again.  Last year a 17 year old boy in our church was in an accident skateboarding.  His brain injuries were severe.  He has been in the hospital on life support since.  He looked like he was starting to improve but in August he had a Grand Mal seizure and after brain scans, MRI's etc., he was determined to be of no hope of recovery and that he was essentially going to have more seizures until it killed him.  This poor family had to face the choice that we had to face 4 years ago.  They chose to remove life support and allow him to go home to God.  Corinne and I spent yesterday with the family as their son, brother, cousin died.  It took a while. My heart was breaking for our friends as we stood with them, prayed with them, and comforted them as they walked this hard road. I don't know why I am posting this except that today I am numb. I don't need comforting.  I don't need to cry.