Dear Jack,
My family hasn't asked me yet how your surgery went. I feel so alone. I'm hurting. They found my Dad dead on his bathroom floor yesterday...I keep looking for you. I was stronger yesterday but I feel desperate today. I don’t want to ask for help. I miss you so much I can't even talk. I don’t know who to talk to even if I could. God should be enough. I'm talking to a freaking Lizard on my wall. Please pray for me.
Love, Kate
Sometimes your friends aren’t there, your family isn’t there and you feel desperate and alone. Ultimately you come to realize that all you really have for sure is God. He designs these times to make us turn to Him. And sometimes to a Lizard on the wall, who in this case was a designated angel that increased Kate’s faith in prayer, in Heaven and in the Unseen World. (See Book 2, the Lizard from Rainbow Bridge)
About this letter
This letter is part of Jack McAfghan: Letters From Rainbow Bridge. It is written to a friend who feels alone and desperate after a time of heavy loss, and it speaks about what we can lean on when friends and family are not there.
What the letter says
The reply reflects that sometimes friends and family are not available, and that these moments can turn us towards faith. It mentions a lizard on the wall who, in this telling, increased the writer's faith in prayer, in Heaven and in the Unseen World, and refers readers to Book 2, the Lizard from Rainbow Bridge.
If you feel alone in your grief
Feeling isolated while grieving is common. Reaching out, even to one person, can help. If your feelings feel overwhelming, please speak to a trusted friend, a faith leader or a counselor, or contact a local crisis line if you are in distress.
