So real...

Tonight my friend's son was hit by a car...incidently a drunk driver...and he was flown to ABQ where they discovered major injuries and after a couple of unsure hours it was determined that he wouldn't make it through the night and he is on life support until his father arrives to say goodbye.
I am shocked...for several reasons...one because I saw my friend tonight, about the time the accident actually happened and we laughed and everything was normal, two, because this is a small town and things like this just don't happen, and three, because I was shaken with a sense of how precious and short life really is.
I called Todd tonight and told him to drive safe and that I loved him. We always end our conversations with "I Love You" and nothing was particularly wrong today but when something like this happens it shakes you to your core and really makes you aware of things around you and suddenly seem to value life and your loved ones so much more than you did. Why a tragedy does this I'm not sure.
I ache for my friend...this is her only son and she is divorced raising 4 kids by herself. She is not a member of our church and doesn't have the knowledge of the Plan of Salvation like we do. I pray that the Lord will bless her and her family during this time and when the time is right, help her to feel and recognize the whisperings of the spirit testifying to her that she can be with her son again. How grateful I am for that knowledge and I hope that I can help her through this most difficult time.