Saturday, October 23, 2010

Saving Lives

I just finished watching "To Save A Life", and I was blown away! It was interesting and it got me thinking. How many people from our pasts have we left behind to pursue new, cooler friends? I know I have. Or how many times have we laughed or made fun of someone who was different, or made someone feel like an outcast? I know I'm guilty. But what we see as harmless fun can be devastating to someone else. Our words, our actions or lack thereof can be life and death to another person. The suicide rate is at an all time high. What if we could make a difference by just reaching out to one person, just one? Too often the cause of suicide is from a feeling of being completely and utterly alone. What if we could change that? What if we could just reach out and let people know they are not alone?

"Never will I leave you; 
      never will I forsake you."
Hebrews 13:5