You Are Loved (1 of 26)
Fred Lowery
''The biggest obstacle anyone has to overcome is their own attitude about themselves.''
Recently, I read a story about a psychiatrist in San Francisco who meets every other week with men who are dying from Aids, On a given day, she entered one of those weekly meetings and was surprised to see one of the men looking really different. He had a radiant face and even a faint smile and she could not understand because this man was dying and the disease had so disintegrated his body that he literally had holes in his face. Puzzled, she went over to him and said, ''Something has happened to youl What is it@'' He said, ''Let me tell you about it. When I became a homosexual, I knew that it would break the heart of my family and my parents would never have grandchildren to love or a daughter-in-law to love. I knew the unbearable hurt I would bring to my family and so I decided to just disappear. Last week, I decided to call my parents and my mom answered the phone. I told her that I was a very sick man and that I was dying from Aids. I told her that I wanted to come home and see them one more time. Mom said, ''S4on, come home - we'll be waiting for you''. When I got home and knocked on the door, mom opened the door. I knew that she had to be so shocked by the horrible way I looked, but she never dave any indication of shock. She just reached out and grabbed me and hugged and kissed me and said, ''Son, I love you with all my heart.'' At that moment I knew I had experienced unconditional love and now I am ready to die.'' The powerful truth is that man, without love, is not ready for life or death.
Once we brought into our home a little five year old boy, named Junior, who was ttie product of a broken home and had been abandoned by his parents. Junior had bright blue eyes but the nightmare of insecurity and rejection had taken away any sparkte. He was quiet, bashful and very much afraid. I will never forget that first Christmas w ...
Fred Lowery
''The biggest obstacle anyone has to overcome is their own attitude about themselves.''
Recently, I read a story about a psychiatrist in San Francisco who meets every other week with men who are dying from Aids, On a given day, she entered one of those weekly meetings and was surprised to see one of the men looking really different. He had a radiant face and even a faint smile and she could not understand because this man was dying and the disease had so disintegrated his body that he literally had holes in his face. Puzzled, she went over to him and said, ''Something has happened to youl What is it@'' He said, ''Let me tell you about it. When I became a homosexual, I knew that it would break the heart of my family and my parents would never have grandchildren to love or a daughter-in-law to love. I knew the unbearable hurt I would bring to my family and so I decided to just disappear. Last week, I decided to call my parents and my mom answered the phone. I told her that I was a very sick man and that I was dying from Aids. I told her that I wanted to come home and see them one more time. Mom said, ''S4on, come home - we'll be waiting for you''. When I got home and knocked on the door, mom opened the door. I knew that she had to be so shocked by the horrible way I looked, but she never dave any indication of shock. She just reached out and grabbed me and hugged and kissed me and said, ''Son, I love you with all my heart.'' At that moment I knew I had experienced unconditional love and now I am ready to die.'' The powerful truth is that man, without love, is not ready for life or death.
Once we brought into our home a little five year old boy, named Junior, who was ttie product of a broken home and had been abandoned by his parents. Junior had bright blue eyes but the nightmare of insecurity and rejection had taken away any sparkte. He was quiet, bashful and very much afraid. I will never forget that first Christmas w ...
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