In 2001 two of my brother friends were killed in a car crash, one was a junior and the other was a senior. The remarkable part of the story was the forgivness to the driver by the families and friends of the boys that died. There was no anger, no thoughts of a lawsuit, just forgiveness. The story was all over the news about the remarkable waves of forgiveness in love in our small Christian School community. I am now a senior of seventeen and hoped that if i were ever in the same situation I would be forgiven as well by those in my community.
Two years ago my best friends brother died in his sleep, he was nineteen, still too young. What is strange though was that there was no cause of death, he just died. He was one of the most devote young Christians I knew, healthy, always had a smile on his face as well, and was kind to every one who crossed his path. We dedicated the song 'Hear You Me' by Jimmy Eat World to his death, the song itself is about a friend who died and words from it reflect his death.
'And if you were with me tonight,
I'd sing to you just one more time.
A song for a heart so big,
God wouldn't let it live.
May angels lead you in.'
These words to his friends and family mean a lot to us because it describes just who he is, he had too big of a heart for it to remain on earth.