Sat 17 Oct 2009
The other night I saw a girl who was very drunk. I thought she might be dying, at first, when I came in the room. A friend was behind her on the couch, holding her, and other friends were around holding her hands. All I could see was her face, eyes closed, and her belly, which heaved from time to time, as if she was sobbing very deeply. It looked terribly grotesque, as if her heart was beating in her stomach at irregular intervals. But no tears were on her face. She was crying inside, I think, though, and she looked very miserable. Like I said, like she was dying.
Then some people came and took her away. They, I was told, are trained to deal with situations “like this one.”
I thought about the situation rewinded, how erasing a little bit of the drink would have made her less drunk, until she was in a sober state. What was she like those hours before she managed to get herself so drunk, and what was she thinking and feeling as she drank more and more?
Posted by Bonnie under Uncategorized
October 18th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Alcoholism is so sad. And to see how many people put themselves into that state is equally sad. They must really be feeling a need to blot out memories or daily life to get that drunk. I’m so glad I have Jesus in my life!
October 18th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Before she took those drugs and drink, she had been put in a neckhold by a very large boy so she could be beaten in the chest and stomach by a girl who hates her. So that is the factual answer to your question.
From what Mike has said, we can expect lots more sad things than usual to be happening during winter. One might think the cold would make the kids more docile once they can get inside, but reportedly they fight even more over shelter and food and so on and will start to drag that into Hosea.
(But perhaps Jesus will give them all homes?)
October 21st, 2009 at 3:17 pm
So you have many homeless where you are? How sad…I pray that Jesus will comfort that girl, and many others that are in her situation.
October 22nd, 2009 at 2:04 am
Probably close to 50,000 homeless children in Oregon, according to studies.
October 24th, 2009 at 4:48 am
Yes, there are a lot of homeless people here! I see them in the mornings when I go to work past a certain neighborhood especially, and it’s heartbreaking to see them out in the cold and rain, obviously having been out all night.
October 26th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Hey Bonnie,
I have been really busy lately, and am just getting around to checking your blog…over the past couple of weeks.
I am sorry to hear about the girl that you wrote about. I always try to trace things back to the beginning. And I think we can safely say that Satan and sin is the reason we have all of this in the world today. You are right, if she had only made a slight change in her choices, she would have had a change in the subsequent consequences. Dad always has been faithful in our home to point out to us children the choices of today impacts not only tomorrow but the rest of your life, in one way or another. Was she a friend? How is she doing now? Have you told her that there is a better way…Jesus? There is no reason why she should have to continue in a miserable life!
Dianna
October 27th, 2009 at 11:57 am
“Have you told her that there is a better way…Jesus?”
I don’t mean to interrupt, but can you give us a practical description of this “better way” and what it would look like for our young homeless friend?