Bad day: are you ready? 2

* Luís Alberto Alves

Another example of a "bad" day is when parents hear the news that their son or daughter has become involved in drugs, robberies and drug dealing. Your friendships are the worst, and they can cause you death. The couple is inert. They question where the error in education occurred. They acted wrong where? Did you have too much love or indifference? They realize that when they arrive at the church, for another service, some brothers move away. It is the hour of solitude! The pain corrodes the heart, especially when the police call you to go to the police station.

There is another example of a "bad" day. The daughter raised with such affection falls in love with someone bad. That the father-mother lighthouse detects that it will bring many problems in the future if they decide to stay together. It's like throwing water on hot plate. The councils are rejected. And the climate of war settles in the house. At this hour, it seems that God does not hear our prayers. He is attuned to us, but the pain is so intense that we do not realize it.

Drug addiction is another example of a "bad" day. As in many parts of the world, young people are easy prey to this anomaly. The gimmick is to offer no problem. With drugs, everything looks more beautiful. The pain, for a few minutes or hours, loses the ability to bother us. It is on this dangerous road that many enter and are unable to leave, leaving their parents hostage to despair. It's another martyrdom.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor