Article March 27, 1978 Issue

Don't take your life!

J. THOMAS BLACK

There is a way.

Never give up. It may seem as if you are in a black pit. I think I know a little about how alone you feel. But don't take your own life. Read this article and pray sincerely. You will find a way to cope with your problems.

No one is really isolated, like an island. It may seem terribly late to tell you this, but we all need you. You have something to give to the world. Every flower has something to give to its garden. You may not see the good you have to give, but it's there.

You may also believe there isn't any God, or that He has deserted you. But actually God is our Father-Mother, who is right now caring for each of us; we should let Him. "I [God] have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee"^{ Jer. 31:3;} is the way one writer tells us of God's love. Because of His love, God is expressing good in you. In fact, He needs you forever to express Him. If you will accept even a little of this thought, you will glimpse the good you now express. The warmest fire in any fireplace began with the flicker of just one flame.