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| Rather I write about anything else today. I want to write about the suicide of my former classmate. Any suicide is disturbing, especially when you feel like maybe it could have been prevented. Nothing I do can bring him back now, but just maybe I can raise awareness and prevent another needless death. I am very greatly disturbed by this suicide because I feel more could have possibly been done, not just because I knew this person. You see? A couple of months ago, my roommate and I knew he was talking about committing suicide. He stopped talking to us. We were concerned and went to my pastor who knew him and only lived a couple of doors down from him. We expressed our concerns to him and asked him to visit him. We heard no more about it until yesterday that his brother had found his body in the front yard under a tree at their childhood home. After speaking to a mutual acquaintance who also lived near by, we found out the pastor did nothing and didn't tell anyone either. We were not aware the other mutual acquaintance lived nearby or we could have told him too. Maybe it couldn’t have been prevented, but I wonder if action would have been taken by the pastor or if someone else would have known, just maybe his family wouldn’t be trying to raise the funds for his funeral right now. If someone else could have reached out to him, maybe he would still be alive. I feel angry because I feel it could have been prevented. I feel sick because nothing was done when my roommate and I tried to get him help. Now a man is dead. His soul is likely in Hell, not just because he committed suicide, but because I know he wasn't right with God from the way he was talking previously. I could be wrong, but this is what I feel. The man who died was a 43 year old army vet who suffered from depression and PTSD and couldn't get the help he needed. He didn't get it from a pastor and he didn't get it from the government. We are failing our veterans! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Take UP Your Cross Prompt In difficult times in your life, have you felt closer or farther from God? Why do you think that is? Answer: I feel closer to God because I feel his presence as he carries me through it.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  PROMPT July 1st Have you ever been the recipient of, or observed the kindness of a stranger? Tell us what happened. When I worked at McDonald's a few years ago, I was taking the money in the drive-thru. On several occasions, someone would pay for the car behind them, and it would start a ripple effect of several cars in a row doing it. It was quite nice to witness this. There was also the time I was working at another restaurant, and a lady came up to me and handed me a twenty-dollar bill. She said she just wanted to bless me that day. I could also mention the time I was with my mom and we had a flat tire when I was a young girl. I forget where we were going. I know mom had told me to stay in the car and she was struggling to change the tire herself. All of a sudden, a perfect stranger came out of, it seemed like, nowhere and helped her. As I have gotten older, I have learned that sometimes you should look for opportunities to help others. They may show up at the strangest times and places. You may even miss an opportunity to help someone if you don't look for it. Someday, you could be the one needing help when no one is paying attention. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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I will be judging July’s entries again. I am looking forward to seeing them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is the link to the group I do these Scripture writings with on Facebook if anyone else is interested in doing so also. https://www.facebook.com/groups/dailyscripturewritingplan/?ref=share Scripture writing - 1 Corinthians 7:20-24 Scripture: 20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. 21 Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. 22 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. 23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. 24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. Observations: Verse 20- I am thinking that this verse is saying for a man to remain in his own calling and not to interfere with or interrupt another man’s calling. Verse 21- It is better to be a free man and not a servant of another man. Verse 22- Rather a servant of another man or a free man, a man belongs to the Lord. Verse 23- We are bought with the blood of Christ and therefore we belong to God. Verse 24- whatever a man is called to do, let him live as belonging to God. Application: Every man should live out his calling as belonging to God. Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for purchasing my freedom. Thank you for loving me and giving me your great salvation. Help me to live like I belong to you. In Christ’s name, Amen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gratitude List 1. Life 2. Breath 3. Medical advances 4. Medical insurance 5. Texting 6. Instant messaging 7. Email 8. Cell phones 9. Discounts 10. Screen Protectors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Prompt: How was the month of June for you? Good or bad or so so? Lol It is funny you should ask this. June was crazy. That's what June was. It wasn’t all bad. It was busy. I am exhausted. Hopefully, July slows down a bit. June feels like a blur. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Buck Rogers and found this planet: VeryWell (6) Read this item:
Write about dreams for your Blog prompt today. Dreams. 🤔 Dreams are funny things. I guess like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, Dreams are in the life of the dreamer. Some dreams can give us insight. They can reveal purpose, true feelings, and consequences of certain actions. They can serve as warnings or premonitions. They can make absolutely no sense and they can seem so real. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  It's the beginning of a new fiscal year for some and the halfway mark of a year. What's your favorite thing to do in July that you can't do in another month? What makes it special to you or dreaded? I don't really have a different opinion of July. It is like any other month of the year. I do like July 4th, but don't always get to celebrate it like I want to. On years like this one, I hope for a better half of the year. At least 9 people, I knew have died since January. I am tired of this pandemic and I am tired of death.
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