Your Life Changes

Just when you thought you had it all figured out
Your life changes suddenly almost with a shout
Someone you dearly love gets very sick or dies
You react by withdrawing from others but it's not wise

Waves of aftershocks follow the initial awful shock
There's so much pain inside you-can't-eat you-can't-talk
Some people stop by or send flowers or call on the phone
But you don't want to see anyone you want-to-be-left-alone

Remember my friend you are in a vulnerable state
Never forget that the enemy of your soul will not wait
Attacks of depression and thoughts of suicide will come
You really need your church family to help things run

            In the end when your brother or sister is hurting
           Remember we need to bear one another's burdens 

--bro. tim pickl        Saturday June 21, 2003 A.D.

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reference:
"Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ."
                                                         Galatians 6:2