Hi Oz,
I think this is a subject that all of us have touched at one time or another in our lives... I remember as a young child my mother's cousin, a lovely young woman with a little baby killed herself and the harsh rules of the church at that time, seemingly in my young eyes killed her all over again. A person who commits suicide is not in right mind so I wonder how, if human mental health agencies can grant them such leeway...how can we come to the belief that our God who understands us at a level we can't even know ourselves will fail to forgive us, support us and direct us towards healing or beings who will show us the way. In my own life, I have known people who have ended their life early and caused great heartache to their family...I heard, "How could they do this thing and hurt their family so."Yet imagine how much they must be hurting to consider such a drastic solution to a life that they see as nonredeemable. Still free will is ours and if we feel unworthy in the next realm we remain marred in sadness perhaps for a time until we choose forgiveness etc.. and allow the "self made shackles" to fall away and healing Divine Light to enter.
We cannot always reach someone who is beside themselves in unhappiness that has darkened their life and swallowed up all the light with no hope for a solution. Perhaps there is a solution, most likely somewhere there always is...but it seems unfathomable to a mind rife with despair. Never give up on them, though or your ability to lighten their life with intuited love.
Two years ago I dropped the ball. Someone was hurting and I was caught up in the illness of a loved one and I missed her. ... So like you, I sit and ponder sometimes how they fare. I have as much hope for these souls who have been badly damaged by a horrendous life happening as I do for myself who in many ways would be as imperfect and undeserving of God's mercy as anyone on the planet. I mean why would I with all my array of misdeeds, missteps and array of human frailties be given a free passage and those impaired by a pain too great to bear be punished. Makes no sense.
I suppose it comes down to beliefs though and the relationship we have with our One God... Remember God is the same God, we just see Him/Her with eyes of our own free will. We can decide how we feel about this magnanimous being but is it right to foster our own beliefs be they merciful or hateful on someone else?
It seems sometimes religious views can be quite weaponized, especially towards those with views that they do not understand or accept.
So basically LOL I can only answer your questions from the context of my own beliefs. Be they right or wrong I find comfort in a Loving God in regards to those I have lost tragically. I believe that there will be a healing of these souls and that God in His/Her great wisdom and mercy will provide solace and guidance and a love that will burn through the darkest haze they surround themselves with even as they choose to die a sad, lonely mortal death. This life is not the end but the beginning and new doors of understanding will open for them in time as they slowly heal from the wounds of this mortal world. It is from this healing place they can better choose more clearly the path ahead. The choice is still theirs though and from what Geoff has learned some find it hard for awhile to let go of this Pain self loathing etc. that may have been their earth life.
I think the reason many regret taking their own life is because they can see more clearly the way it truly was, the decisions made differently that might have given them answers and fullness of life. From this lofty place we can see ourselves, our underlying motives , our burdens, and ways of being more clearly. The pain of this can burden us if we forget that God's love and forgiveness is all encompassing.
We are all worthy of God's unconditional love and forgiveness. God's love never fails us.
LOL Gee I rattle on don't I?
I fervently hope that your friend finds their peace again and that they can see/feel just how much they are loved and always will be.
xxSandy
LOL I was just thinking when you said this...
I know there’s probably not an answer for any of these questions but I thought I’d at least ask.
... that there wasn't a real answer to your questions that any of us can 100 percent give but the answer does lie somewhere in our individual experience... mortal and immortal existence. This is one of those times that you can find peace on this issue by examining your own experience with the God who creates universes.
Welcome to the board Oz.
