Morning Worship, 7/22/12

A person dies of suicide every 14 minutes in the United States.  There are one million suicide attempts every year.  Nineteen percent of high school students have seriously considered killing themselves.  Fifteen percent actually made suicide plans.  But we’re not just talking about young people.  Suicide rates are highest in people ages 40-59 and over 80. 

            As you may know, this coming Saturday, July 28, is Suicide Prevention Awareness Day in Greenbrier County.  There has been a rash of suicides, especially amongst young people over the last few years here, and a group of people have come together to do something about it.  By chance, today’s continuation of Saul and David’s story deals with the same issue.  

May God bless you and yours!