In Memory of Johnny
The unbelievable had happened - every parent's worst nightmare. One of Dustin's pledge brothers in the Delta Tau Delta house was found dead last weekend. Alcohol poisoning is suspected. When Dustin called to tell me, I felt like someone knocked the wind out of me. "NO! It can't be!!" my heart screamed. As he went on to describe what had happned, I felt sick.
The mom in me started lecturing Dustin about the dangers of alcohol. "Nothing good comes from drinking" "Young people want to act like it's normal and everyone does it - but it's a destroyer, I told him!! Probably not what he needed to hear but this is my fear in sending him out on his own. One bad choice can be costly - in this case the highest cost of all - a precious life.
Johnny had come to Indiana on a scholastic scholarship from clear out west - Tucsan AZ to be exact. He and Dustin had started out as roommates so I had been fortunate to know him from our visits to Wabash College.
My heart goes out to the Smith family and to the Wabash community - especially the men of Delta Tau Delta. None of their lives will ever be the same. Johnny touched alot of lives in a short time. He was well liked and will me greatly missed.
Only God can heal the pain and give us strength to go on. In Romans 8:28, one of my favorite verses, He gives us the promise of using all things for the good of those who love Him. Times like these it's hard to imagine good from tragedy. But we must not put limits on God's goodness.
Father, please wrap your loving arms around the Smith family and all those who loved Johnny. We are grieving Lord - we do not understand. His life was too short and he never got to accomplish his dreams. His parents will never get to see him graduate with the degree he hoped for. They will never get to see him marry and have children of his own. His brother will never get to share those things that meant the most to him - those special times between brothers. His pledge brothers will never get to hear him sing or call him "dump truck Johhny" again. We only have the memories and the images that are forever written on our hearts. Lord - please give strength, peace and hope to those who mourn. And give us patience to see the good only You can bring from tragedy. Let Johnny know he is loved beyond Words. IN Jesus Name - Amen
The mom in me started lecturing Dustin about the dangers of alcohol. "Nothing good comes from drinking" "Young people want to act like it's normal and everyone does it - but it's a destroyer, I told him!! Probably not what he needed to hear but this is my fear in sending him out on his own. One bad choice can be costly - in this case the highest cost of all - a precious life.
Johnny had come to Indiana on a scholastic scholarship from clear out west - Tucsan AZ to be exact. He and Dustin had started out as roommates so I had been fortunate to know him from our visits to Wabash College.
My heart goes out to the Smith family and to the Wabash community - especially the men of Delta Tau Delta. None of their lives will ever be the same. Johnny touched alot of lives in a short time. He was well liked and will me greatly missed.
Only God can heal the pain and give us strength to go on. In Romans 8:28, one of my favorite verses, He gives us the promise of using all things for the good of those who love Him. Times like these it's hard to imagine good from tragedy. But we must not put limits on God's goodness.
Father, please wrap your loving arms around the Smith family and all those who loved Johnny. We are grieving Lord - we do not understand. His life was too short and he never got to accomplish his dreams. His parents will never get to see him graduate with the degree he hoped for. They will never get to see him marry and have children of his own. His brother will never get to share those things that meant the most to him - those special times between brothers. His pledge brothers will never get to hear him sing or call him "dump truck Johhny" again. We only have the memories and the images that are forever written on our hearts. Lord - please give strength, peace and hope to those who mourn. And give us patience to see the good only You can bring from tragedy. Let Johnny know he is loved beyond Words. IN Jesus Name - Amen
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