It's no year to be a preacher

[lenora_rose]

Our Minister and her wife were in a car accident on the first day of their vacation -- less than a hour's drive from the city, and almost head on. They're both alive, but Loraine is going to be unable to walk for a good looong while, and Nancy will be flat on her back for 3-4 weeks before they decide if she's going to heal alone or needs surgery of her own. It's sounding like even at that point, it will be another 2 months before they're out of the hospital.

I've said before this seems an unusually high year in my circle of acquaintance for weddings, births and deaths. This just seems to fit.

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh those poor things! I hope they recover quickly...and then get their vacation. Argh.

[lenora-rose.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the well-wishes. The church office is e-mailing updates, as the two of them don't want extra visitors yet, but it sounds like they're in as good spirits as they can be in the circumstances. (And I can definitely say that prayers and the like from any religion will be accepted gladly in their hearts - Loraine is one of the driving forces in interfaith communication.

My title though, is because this is following on one of the city's best known and most respected ministers -- absolutely loved in his inner-city community, which includes some friends of mine and isn't far from where I used to live -- being diagnosed with a rapidly-fatal condition. My opinion is these are the linds of people we need more of, not less...

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

People we need more of --exactly. Both they and the other minister will be added to my prayer list.