Take the Dimness of My Soul Away: Healing After a Loved One's Suicide
by William A. Ritter
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Author: William A. RitterForeword: John R. Claypool
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-10-01
ISBN: 081922104X
Number of pages: 87
Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
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Book Review: Parents of Suicide
Summary: 5 Stars
We lost our son to suicide and I found this a very comforting book. You can read it in one night but the message is great. All I can say it can happen to any family.
Summary of Take the Dimness of My Soul Away: Healing After a Loved One's Suicide
In 1994 William Ritter's adult son committed suicide, sending Ritter and his family on a journey no family wants to take. Part of Ritter's own process of healing the loss of his son was to preach about it occasionally from the pulpit. This book is a collection of the sermons he preached, the first one just three weeks after his son's death, and the final one nine years later. Through them, we get a glimpse of a father and a family struggling honestly with their pain and gradually-over the years-coming to grips with their loss.Take the Dimness of My Soul Away will be a welcome companion to anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide, as well as to pastors and counselors who work with those who are grieving. Ritter offers no easy solutions, no rosy pictures, and no silver linings, but speaks honestly instead about the difficult emotions and confusion of this kind of loss, and ultimately, about a sense of hopefulness for the survivors of suicide.
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