Postponing Suicide

I dealt with two threatened suicides in a week. However, there’s only so much that a minister can deal with under pressure. I told one of the persons concerned that I’d see her in three days’ time. She said: “I won’t be here in three days’ time.” I said: “I don’t have the power to stop you, but the Lord does. I’ll pray for you.” The next morning, the undertakers called. I thought it was about my counselee, but it turned out that the African National Congress (ANC) wanted me to conduct a memorial service for them. When I finally met with the woman concerned, she said: “You did pray for me, didn’t you. God removed the intention of suicide from me the moment we had spoken.”