9 Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:
10 If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.-Ecclesiastes 4:11-12, NIV
Sometimes, we are blessed to have mentors who become friends. I was so blessed.
Will Craig was more than a mentor to me. He was a true friend. Will and Cully Craig were friends who stood by me when my marriage imploded and were there to cheer me on as I married Mrs. DM.
Today is the anniversary of their death. Their lives were cut short when their stopped car was rear-ended by a dump truck.
I do not know how to really sum up who Will was.
He breezed into my life while I was a student at Carleton back in 2003/2004. Will helped us as we re-launched a chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) there.
Many wonderful nights were spent doing group planning and other sort of discipleship things together as a leadership team with Will. He was a quirky, fun, and downright brilliant man.
When my marriage fell apart, he never wavered in his support of me. He was even there the following summer asking me to speak on the topic of character for the Civilian Air Patrol (CAP) as he plus his family were heavily involved in CAP. He was a shameless recruiter for causes–like CAP–that he believed in.
Just a few weeks prior to the accident, Will and I were messaging about leading prayers for the Carleton football team for their upcoming games. So, the news was unreal when it came.
I am sad because I miss my friend today. There is so much more life I would have loved to share with him.
I would have loved to tell him about the job I have today for which he served as a reference. We would have had fun talking about my weight lifting goal of achieving a 500lbs raw bench press.
I hurt missing him. Yet these tears simply mean they meant something profound to me. And both Will and Cully Craig did. I thank God for the many gifts of knowing them.
No words…….Just….just….pain! So hurt by this loss. Not just your loss, but humanity’s loss. I read the article about the accident that you linked. Obviously, I was not aware of their deaths at the time, as I do not live in that area. Therefore, I thank you for sharing this with me. Just those few words about these precious people is enough for me to understand that it is all of humanity that lost 2 very precious people.
I so much hope you have been able to help their sons through such unfathomable pain.
And, yes, from this little information I can see that you were, indeed, blessed to have these precious ones in your life. They will, indeed, be remembered by our Lord in the resurrection. Extra love to you & yours today……
Thanks! They were real blessings to us all.