Before i was born, or even being thought about, my parents had twin boys named Patrick and Micheal. They were born too early, and didn't have enough organs grown to survive. They died that same day...I never met them, but i've seen a picture in my parents room. I've never really thought that much about them since i never met them. But all of a sudden i feel like i really want them in my life. They'd be 18ish this year. I know it upsets my parents to talk about it, it's an upsetting thing, but i just want to know what they're like. How can i feel like i'm helping them? Anyone who's religious out there, and believes in God, Why do you think he gave them such a short life? Who do think lives in their place? Why?. Created by Anonymous. society-culture-en - religion-spirituality-en

Patrick and Micheal?

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Patrick and Micheal?

Before i was born, or even being thought about, my parents had twin boys named Patrick and Micheal. They were born too early, and didn't have enough organs grown to survive. They died that same day...

I never met them, but i've seen a picture in my parents room. I've never really thought that much about them since i never met them. But all of a sudden i feel like i really want them in my life. They'd be 18ish this year. I know it upsets my parents to talk about it, it's an upsetting thing, but i just want to know what they're like. How can i feel like i'm helping them? Anyone who's religious out there, and believes in God, Why do you think he gave them such a short life? Who do think lives in their place? Why?

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GraycieLee

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I believe your twin brothers are asleep in their graves awaiting the day of resurrection. I believe in God and the bible. The bible tells us that the dead know nothing. The day that they die their thoughts do perish. Ecc.9:5. Nobody has took their lives. No one is living their lives. They will live their own lives when they are resurrected. I do sympathize with you, as I lost twin grand- babies three years ago. But I am at peace knowing, that they are just "sleeping" and waiting on Jesus to call them out of their graves.

God is not responsible for anything bad. Satan is the ruler of this world. God understands your pain, regaurdless how many years it has been. Trust HIM and lean on HIM. Have hope that you will see your brothers one day. Keep the faith.

Denny Crane

Today's young people have been born into a cruel world. Tragic earthquakes and natural disasters that snuff out the lives of thousands seem to be commonplace. Wars and terrorist attacks dominate the news. Sickness, disease, crime, and accidents rob us of loved ones. For Mary, quoted above, evil hit close to home. Her bitter words were uttered after the death of her father.

When tragedy touches us personally, it is only human to feel frustration, loss, or even anger. 'Why did this have to happen?' you may wonder. 'Why me?' or 'Why now?' Such questions deserve satisfying answers. But to get the right answers, we must go to the right source. Granted, as a youth named Turrell observed, sometimes people are "hurting too much to think things through." So you may need to find a way to calm your emotions a bit so that you can think—logically and rationally.

Facing Unpleasant Realities

It may be unpleasant to contemplate, but death and suffering are facts of life. Job put it well when he said: "Man, born of woman, is short-lived and glutted with agitation."—Job 14:1.

The Bible promises a new world in which "righteousness is to dwell." (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:3, 4) Before those ideal conditions are realized, however, mankind must go through a time of unprecedented wickedness. "Know this," says the Bible, "in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here."—2 Timothy 3:1.

How long will these difficult times last? Jesus' disciples asked more or less the same question. But Jesus did not give them a specific day or hour when this misery-stricken system of things would end. Instead, Jesus said: "He that has endured to the end is the one that will be saved." (Matthew 24:3, 13) Jesus' words encourage us to take a long-range view. We must be prepared to endure many unpleasant situations before the end finally comes.

Is God to Blame?

Does it makes sense, then, to be angry with God because he permits suffering? Not when you consider that God has promised to end all suffering. Nor does it make sense to feel that God causes bad things to happen. Many tragic happenings are simply the result of random events. Imagine, for example, that the wind blows a tree down and it injures someone. People may call this an act of God. But God did not make that tree fall down. The Bible helps us to appreciate that such things are simply the sad result of "time and unforeseen occurrence."—Ecclesiastes 9:11.

'But isn't God powerful enough to end suffering now?' you may ask. Some faithful men in Bible times wondered about that. The prophet Habakkuk asked God: "Why is it that you look on those dealing treacherously, that you keep silent when someone wicked swallows up someone more righteous than he is?" However, Habakkuk did not jump to hasty conclusions. He said: "I shall keep watch, to see what he will speak by me." Later, God assured him that at an "appointed time," He would end suffering. (Habakkuk 1:13; 2:1-3) We must therefore be patient, waiting for God to end wickedness at his appointed time.