Author: Albright A Banibensu. Date:  February 3, 2020.

“I am tired of this life!” was her seemingly simple statement when we closed from our evening service. She said it absentmindedly as people stopped to meet and greet one another after the evening midweek religious service. Immediately responses followed: “You can’t say that!” “Shut up!” “A person of faith doesn’t speak that way!” were some of the words of rebuke from the “brethren.” Did these words help or hurt her? The fact is, this sister was having some real challenges and didn’t know what to do. Fortunately, one of the brethren, who was a Counselling Psychologist and heard the conversation, got in touch and scheduled a counselling session the next day. That was how a possible suicide case was averted.

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