Testimony of Healing October 19, 1987 Issue

In the winter of 1980 my younger brother committed suicide

Marjorie Ann Coeyman

In the winter of 1980 my younger brother committed suicide. This was a total shock to my parents and me. The four of us had always been a close family. While we had all known that my brother was going through a very hard time and we had been deeply concerned about the depth of his despair, we had mistakenly assumed that a person as surrounded by the love of family and friends as he was couldn't possibly commit such an act.

Within an hour of my receiving this news, I called a Christian Science practitioner. I will never forget his immediate and powerful words on the telephone. He kindly but firmly helped me recognize that my brother was at one with his Father-Mother God, just as he had always been.

This thought gave me considerable strength over the next few hours as I flew home and did my best to support my parents. However, late that night, when we finally went to bed, I remember lying awake and thinking it was useless for the three of us to go on living, as there could never be any real happiness or peace for us again.

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