Comments on: A Grief Beyond Words

By: noel

noel — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:22:56 +0000

To borrow a friend’s line–Death came suddenly. A child’s death never comes happily, can never come expectedly. There is the smashed expectation of a long and happy life. There is the jolting reality of unfulfilled wishes and potential. There is the fateful collision of death overcoming innocence. There is the overwhelming feeling of waste, of things unsaid and undone, never to ripen. And yet God teaches amidst this darkness that there is some reason beyond understanding. As a survivor of a similar tragedy, time has not illuminated my overpowering inability to explain the unacceptable. It is an instant that transports me to a time and space that blooms forever fresh, shattering and undimmed. Yet God has been merciful and given a certain sense of peace and love to a bitter memory. These are the things I have clung to; I hope they can serve as some small comfort.

By: Ida May La'O

Ida May La'O — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:02:42 +0000

I’m so happy you found finally made love and peace with the world, your God and family after your tragic loss..I cannot begin to imagine the pain of it; having a son myself. I pray for the Alcantaras now in their time of grief.

After my Dad died life blacked out ..
Just the thought that I could come see him anytime was my happiness, painfully realized with his passing.
He understood more than any of us what joy a family can bring and yet he was taken first…
Maybe because he accepted his pain as equally as he would his joy … he became ready…and his passing was a way for us to each find our own acceptances.

By: The EQualizer

The EQualizer — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:50:51 +0000

“Angry with God?! Who me?! Never! I love God!!!”

‘Anger towards God,’ instead of being a sign of disbelief or disrespect, is one of the first steps towards a deeper, more fulfilling and trusting relationship with God. It is a sign that we are ready to involve God more actively in our daily activities, to dialogue with God on a more personal basis and even follow His guidance in our life.

My God, my God. Why have You forsaken me!” [St. Matthew 27:46] This too is an expression of anger by Christ, except this time it is towards God the Father. So, if the Son of God who believes that he will be resurrected, senses anger while facing death, then humans who face difficulties in life are surely expected to be angry as well.

By: Pepe Alcantara, Amiel Alcantara’s Dad Delivers 4 Messages | A Filipina Mom Blogger

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:59:06 +0000

[...] couldn’t take in the violent nature of Amiel’s death. (Edit March 8: My husband wrote A Grief Beyond Words) .So, when I visited the wake of Amiel Alcantara on February 25, I was all alone. No worries, I was [...]