[Magdalen] Prayer Request, serious and urgent

[Susan Hagen]

Someone, I don't remember who, wrote that sometimes the only Christ he
could comprehend was a weeping Christ with a bleeding heart.  Jay, my
heart aches for you tonight.
Susan

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 2:49 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford
<oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> One thing I honestly believe I can say without too much doubt, is you've
> got every right to scream it, and it's absolutely OK.  Some of our best
> Bible stories involve someone shouting at God something like,
>
> "Good LORD!  What WERE you thinking, Lord?"
>
> God knows, God understands, and God weeps along with us.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 1:34 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have just learned that Joey died last night. This is about too much to
>> take. He was 36 years old and I had known him literally since before he was
>> born. When do I get to say "ENOUGH ALREADY, DAMMIT?"
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Georgia DuBose <gdubose at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > God be with this family in this tough situation.
>> >
>> > Georgia+
>> >
>> > On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > Nothing, sorry. I have a friend request in to Allison but I know she
>> has
>> > > more important things on her mind. I'm sure I'll get updates from Mary
>> Jo
>> > > as she gets them though.
>> > >
>> > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Praying.  Jay, any updates?
>> > > >
>> > > > Molly
>> > > > who thinks God could give Jay a $&@@?^%# BREAK ALREADY, you hear me,
>> > > Lord?
>> > > >
>> > > > The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn
>> in
>> > no
>> > > > other way. -- Mark Twain
>> > > >
>> > > > > On Jan 31, 2016, at 8:42 PM, cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Prayers surrounding Joey, his parents, his siblings and friends,
>> and
>> > > you
>> > > > Jay.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > No answers, just support -
>> > > > >
>> > > > > hugs too - Cady
>> > > > >
>> > > > >> On 1/31/16, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > > >> Please pray for Joey, a young man I have known all his life, and
>> for
>> > > his
>> > > > >> family. This is his sister's Facebook post that was relayed to me
>> > by a
>> > > > >> friend (I can't for the life of me think how his sister and I
>> aren't
>> > > > >> Facebook friends, but anyway):
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> "It is with an extremely heavy heart that I write this post. Joey
>> is
>> > > in
>> > > > >> ICU. He has had 4 massive strokes. His heart has a growth on it
>> that
>> > > is
>> > > > >> spitting clots out all over his body. He has significant brain
>> > damage
>> > > > and
>> > > > >> his brain is swelling. His kidneys have shut down. He is on the
>> > > > ventilator.
>> > > > >> Please be in prayer for him and our family, especially his parents
>> > > > Melinda
>> > > > >> Hanna and Mike Hanna. Decisions must be made that no parent should
>> > > have
>> > > > to
>> > > > >> make. Thanks to everyone that has checked on him and prayed."
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> I am stunned and heartbroken. Melinda was a friend of my next door
>> > > > >> neighbor, and Joey's older sister is the same age as Adam. Melinda
>> > > and I
>> > > > >> were pregnant together with Joey and Betsy. Joey was born first, a
>> > big
>> > > > >> husky redhead who was as calm and placid as Betsy was petite and
>> > > active.
>> > > > >> Adam and Allison played together as toddlers, and once they were
>> old
>> > > > >> enough, Betsy and Joey joined them. The kids all went to the same
>> > > > schools
>> > > > >> until Betsy went off to Catholic high school in Knoxville. They
>> > > weren't
>> > > > >> close after graduation but their lives touched now and then. I saw
>> > > > Allison
>> > > > >> at Adam's funeral but didn't get a chance to talk to her much.
>> Betsy
>> > > > did,
>> > > > >> and she said today when I told her that Allison had said Joey
>> wasn't
>> > > > doing
>> > > > >> too well.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> It sounds as if Joey will not be coming out of this, and that even
>> > if
>> > > he
>> > > > >> lives, his life will be seriously diminished. Please pray for him
>> > and
>> > > > for
>> > > > >> his family and for the decisions they will have to make in the
>> next
>> > > few
>> > > > >> hours and days.
>> > > > >>
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>>



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