More Tragedy Strikes the Community

Today I learned of another depression-driven suicide in our community.

A chemist went to his workplace and ended his life there, leaving behind his parents, brother, wife and two young children. He had been depressed for at least half a year, under stress from work and family.

I was told that he came to my church a second time last weekend. He made the pivotal decision to accept Christ at the end of a gospel class. I could not imagine what went through his mind before he decided to leave this world of pain and tribulation. I hope he prayed and called onto the name of the Almighty God before his self-timed departure.

Many adults have experienced depression in this pressure-cooking society. Some even attempted suicide. What drives depressed people to the point of no return? The present world apparently has lost all its appeals to those on the verge of suicide. How best to prevent it become a vital pastoral and counseling issue.

If you ever feel depressed, please talk it out to your trusted friends or a church pastor. Their help can lift you up from the valley of despair and depression to the mountaintop of hope and joy.