I come to spend some time with you this morning, Lord, with my mind reeling over the news of Cameron’s brother’s death. I mean, I know Bryce was really mixed up, and that the experiences of his childhood drove him into drugs. I know that he hasn’t been doing well what with all that trouble last September (not to mention years before that) so maybe I shouldn’t be surprised, but I am. I guess it’s all the more shocking because of his relatively young age, because his life was so sadly ruined, and because the very thought that the same demons that drove Bryce are the same ones that pursue Cameron is too much to bear.
Poor Cameron is devastated (and probably for all those same reasons I just listed) so Andrew has taken the day off to support him. I pray most fervently that you would be with the both of them as they spend time together and deal with all that needs to be taken care of today. Give Andrew the wisdom he needs to have the words to say to comfort Cameron. I also pray you would extend your grace to Cameron at this time, and that this would cause him to draw closer to you, not run further away. I pray his fledgling faith would be sufficient to sustain him through these next hours, days and weeks.
Life is so fragile, Lord. We all think we’ll last forever until confronted with the grim reality of death. I’m also finding it hard that this is yet another difficult thing happening to those around us. When is it all going to stop, Lord?
I also need to talk with you about Emily and her school situation, but not today, Lord. My mind is just too jumbled. I do pray, though, that your hand would be on both of my children today, and beg that neither would get into any more trouble, because I just don’t think I could handle it…Amen