“For Christians who understand that being is an essential act of God’s love for us, suicide is not an option. It’s just not. We can admit that we and many others have struggled and will continue to struggle with suicidal ideation — some thorns in the flesh won’t come out this side of paradise— but part of facing despair is knowing how we can respond. And if our life is a witness to the goodness of life, and therefore the goodness of the Creator, ending your life can never be a possibility, no matter how strongly you subjectively feel dread or alienation, or fear, we have an obligation to live in the truth. Even when it feels impossible. This is no stoicism, but an acknowledgement that an essential part of life is bearing with suffering with the knowledge that suffering does not have the final say. And that even when our minds deceive us into hopelessness, we cannot shake the intuition that life is still precious.”

-Alan Noble thealannoble.medium.com/on-living…