To Be Continued......
As a kid, I remember the excitement of going to an arcade to play games on special occasions such as birthdays or vacations. The thrill of the game was captivating while it lasted, usually only for a few minutes. But, sadly, the fun always ended when Game Over appeared on the screen accompanied by a disappointing wah, wah, wah . That’s exactly what was plastered across life’s screen for a long time after Dalton went to Heaven. Game over . Life felt like it could never be meaningful again. The world zoomed past me while I lay bleeding from an artery on the side of the road. Work, school, errands, cleaning, shopping, holidays, social gatherings. Nothing stopped. Yet, life as I knew it vanished into thin air. I imagine many of you have likely experienced this exact same phenomenon. Recently, as I read Davey Blackburn’s Pain to Purpose devotional, I came across an interesting concept that put a unique twist on a symbol commonly used amongst suicide survivors. Blackburn ex