Words just seem empty
Words can mean so much, yet they can also be so empty. A picture can paint a thousand words, but, a thousand words can do little to paint a picture. A mere few words can cause someone deep pain, but, all the words in the world often can’t take that pain away.
One year ago today, a family lost a son and brother. Children lost a friend. The world lost a precious gift. Benjamin Kingan will forever be remembered by friends and family, never forgotten.
Words cannot bring him back. Words cannot comfort the hearts and souls of his parents or his siblings. Words cannot fix the wrong that took him that day.
Words can be a tool for gaining understanding, for mourning, for coping. Words are one way for us to release some of the pain in our hearts. Words allow us to share the sorrow we feel within. Words give us the ability to share what is inside, bringing us closer to a place where we can find comfort and ease our pain.
This did not happen to me, yet I am shaken to the core by the loss of Benjamin. The news of his tragic death brought many to tears. The pain is still fresh. None know this better than his family.
Our lives are busy, everyone has their own daily struggles. I invite you to take some time from your day today to say a prayer for, take a moment and think of, the Kingans.
Slow down today, hug your kids, and remember that life is a gift.
Thank you for taking the time to think of him. I did not know him personally but I have thought about him, his oldest sister, older brother and his sister Emily a twinless twin. I think of his beautiful smile. I pray his family has the strength they need today.
I’ll give my 3 boys an extra hug today. Benjamin’s story deeply affects me too and I don’t know him or his family but my prayers are with them all. I can not even imagine the pain. I think of Benjamin all of the time.