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Dr. Astrid Staley shares her journey of navigating life following the aftermath of her precious daughter Jade’s suicide. Jade a 22 year old mother rocked the small QLD community of Gracemere on July 6th 2010, when she took her life and the life of her eight month old son, after suffering severe post-natal depression. This is a story of the power of God’s grace during the days and months following this tragedy, in a hope that her story will help other survivors of suicide find peace and know that there is life after suicide. Astrid also traces the historical understanding of suicide to our present day and how that has impacted the way we handle discussions surrounding this subject, or more often than not why we avoid them, and offers a theological response as to the eternal destination of suicides.
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‘The Morning After Suicide’ broke my heart. It is a testimony of how all things are possible with God. I never questioned my thinking about suicide before and yes I must admit that for some reason I thought all suicides did go to hell. I don’t anymore. Who am I to think such a thing? This book opened my eyes to the necessity of the deliberate renewing of the mind, there is a very real spiritual warfare to battle and God’s love and grace is bigger than the brokenness and darkness of the world. –JS.
As I picked up to read ‘The Morning After Suicide’ I immediately knew that God would speak powerfully to me through this book. As I read of Ps Astrid’s journey with losing her daughter to suicide and the way in which she drew upon the Lord for strength during time of such great despair and heartbreak, I could only use this as inspiration and encouragement for the trials I’m faced with in my own life, which seem so small in comparison. The way in which she depicts her story, in such a raw way, left me only imaging of what it would be like to be in such a position and more importantly how powerful the love and grace of God is. The explanation of suicide, through biblical and historical principles gave me a deep understanding of the topic, which I can now use in my own walk with the Lord and in my ministry with young people. Thanks to Ps Astrid I now have a clearer picture of what suicide is and I know that it will enable me to now look at suicide with a completely different perspective. –BT.
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