A sad good-bye becomes a teachable moment by Alan Johnson

�...then your light shall break forth like the dawn,

And your healing shall spring up quickly...�Isa. 58:8


written by Alan Johnson



The obituary said the young man had lived with bipolar disorder and had ended his life. It was clear, honest and direct. It was published in the local newspaper for all the world to see. That was a couple years ago now.



In the obituary, the family