Article April 3, 2006 Issue

SAVED FROM SUICIDE

D. K. SIMMS

ANY THOUGHT OF SUICIDE, whether you are a teenager, a businessperson, or a retiree, is not an answer. It may appear to offer help in your despair. But it is a lie and offers no solution.

While attending a small college years ago, I felt that there was no place in the world for me. As I sat in my room trying to decide how I would take my life, I said out loud, "There has to be a way out of this." And instead of taking my life that evening, I went to a church service on campus, offered by a local minister.

He spoke about God being at the rudder of the ship of life, steering us through the storms of unhappiness, abuse, meanness, sadness, and whatever else felt threatening. He called prayer a life raft. He promised that God hears and answers every prayer.

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