Comments on: Fierce Tears

By: celita

celita — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:13:36 +0000

Oh, such heavy stuff!! I am dealing with this very topic today as I think of a woman I just learned about who needs a ton of prayer. She is a mother of four very small kids, she has terminal cancer, and the doctors don’t think she will survive past this summer. My heart is breaking for someone I don’t even know… Here is the link to read for yourself… Maybe we, sisters in Christ, can join together while “standing in the gap” for Maggie!!!

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By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:28:30 +0000

Just received an update email on the young family of a former student of mine who died in a lake accident this past summer.
I, too, want to cry “fierce tears” for the unfairness of life.
Your post spoke perfectly what I have felt this evening.

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:27:32 +0000

Indeed, life is not fair. My next-door neighbor was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer at Christmastime and she underwent a double mastectomy. Her husband is deployed in Iraq and so she has to deal with this without him. He got a 2-week leave to be with her when she had her surgery, but he had to go back to Iraq last week. Her faith is strong and she is determined to beat this.
She is an inspiration to me.
I also have two other friends who have lost teenage children. Yes, indeed, life is not fair.

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:38:33 +0000

This was a hard post for me to read b/c of my cancer journey last year. It was so difficult on my kids, but they were strong and although they are forever changed, they are ok. I wish I could pat you on the back and say “It’s ok”.

By: Heide

Heide — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:23:38 +0000

The world is a better place because of those who cry fierce tears for strangers.

By: Becca

Becca — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:27:15 +0000

Oh, AM, I think this is the most achingest post I have ever read of yours. I would write more but I think I have finally realized that those tears and thoughts that come when I’m deeply moved don’t know how to talk! So, let me just say (in the weakest words possible) that I feel your pain.

By: Kathy Vaughan

Kathy Vaughan — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:56:10 +0000

The founder of World Vision said “Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God.” I believe that God would have unfairness experienced become the seed of compassion, and that compassion would compel us, when possible, to do what we can to make life more fair.

Not easy to have to start learning these lessons so young! You sound like an awesome mom!

By: Carolie

Carolie — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:58:08 +0000

Thank you for sharing your tears with me…I needed a wake up call today. Sometimes God speaks to us through others. Thank you for passing along the message.

As for life not being fair, my grown brothers and I (ages 39 to 43) all agree that one of the most important lessons Mom ever taught us, right up there with “God will always love you, and so will I” was the constantly repeated message “life’s not fair.” I’m so glad, for Sean’s sake, that you are teaching him that important lesson.

By: Jeanne A

Jeanne A — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:57:36 +0000

My mother has said those exact same words to me for many years. Not that I like them any more now, than I did 50 years ago.

Life is not fair. My nephew’s friend was killed in a car crash last week. They were considering being roommates at college next year. Such a few weeks from graduation. A pastor is celebrating Easter with his congregation trying to make sense of him being here and his son celebrating in heaven.