목적이 이끄는 삶 새들백교회 릭 워랜 정도는 교인들이 아니라도 한 번은 들어 본 단어들이다. '목적이 이끄는 삶'을 출판한 회사는이 출판을계기로 부도를 막을 수 있다할만큼 백만셀러의 작가로 세계적인 목사다. 그런 목사의 3아이 중 먁내가 자살을 했다. 이 교회는 지역사회의 발전을 위해 200사목을 두고 있고 더욱 이 목사님은 게이결혼을 막는 절대적이 명예와 힘을 가진 미국이 나 세계에 영향력을 미치는 유력인이다. 그런데도 그의 아들이 자살을했다. 물론 그 아들이 정신장애가 있어 치료를 받아 왔다고는 하지만 말이다. 그것도 금요일 엄마아빠란 즐거은 시간을 보내고 돌아가 자살을했다고 한다.
이걸 어떻게 설명할 수있을까 목사님들 가족도 교인들도 이 아이를 위해 열심히 기도했다고 한다. 이 아이의 자살이 그 아버지의 영력부족인가 20,000교인들의 기도가 미약했을까. 하나님은 어떤기분이실까
굴지재벌의 딸이 해외에서 자살한 것과는 사뭇 다른 것은 "돈과 영"의차이니 뉴스로 끝날 수있었다
오바마의 취임식에 기도를할 정도의 영력을 가진 세계적인 전도자 아들과는 전 혀 달리 조명될 것이다
목사님과 측근가족들의 반응, 해당교인들의 대응, 세상의 가십평가 해석이 어떨지 참 궁금하다.
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — The 27-year-old son of popular evangelical Pastor Rick Warren has committed suicide at his Southern California home, Warren's church and authorities said on Saturday.
Matthew Warren struggled with mental illness, deep depression and suicidal thoughts throughout his life, Saddleback Valley Community Church said in a statement. His body was found in his Mission Viejo home Friday night, said Allison O'Neal, a supervising deputy coroner for Orange County. She declined to release the cause and manner of death pending an autopsy of the young man.
"Despite the best health care available, this was an illness that was never fully controlled and the emotional pain resulted in his decision to take his life," the church statement said.
Rick Warren, the author of the multimillion-selling book "The Purpose Driven Life," said in an email to church staff that he and his wife had enjoyed a fun Friday evening with their son. But their son then returned home to take his life in "a momentary wave of despair."
Over the years, Matthew Warren had been treated by America's best doctors, had received counseling and medication and been the recipient of numerous prayers from others, his father said.
"I'll never forget how, many years ago, after another approach had failed to give relief, Matthew said 'Dad, I know I'm going to heaven. Why can't I just die and end this pain?'" Warren recalled.
Despite that, he said, his son lived for another decade, during which he often reached out to help others.
"You who watched Matthew grow up knew he was an incredibly kind, gentle, and compassionate man," Warren wrote. "He had a brilliant intellect and a gift for sensing who was most in pain or most uncomfortable in a room. He'd then make a bee-line to that person to engage and encourage them."
The elder Warren founded Saddleback Church in 1980, according to his biography on the church website, and over the years watched it grow to 20,000 members. He and his wife, Kay, began by holding Bible studies for people who weren't regular churchgoers.
Matthew Warren was the youngest of their three children.
As Saddleback grew over the years, it spread out from its Lake Forest headquarters, 65 miles southeast of Los Angeles, adding several other campuses and ministries around Southern California.
The church says it now offers more than 200 community ministries and support groups for parents, families, children, couples, prisoners, addicts, and people living with HIV, depression and other illnesses.
In 2008, the church sponsored a presidential forum with Barack Obama and John McCain. Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney were invited to a similar forum last fall, but Warren canceled it several days beforehand, saying the campaign had become too uncivil.
Warren was named the top newsmaker of the year for 2009 by the Religion Newswriters Association. He gained attention that year with his invocation at Obama's inauguration, as well as with comments he made in the aftermath of California's Proposition 8, which overturned gay marriage.