Amazing Grace, Part 2

On June 1, I put up a post called "Amazing Grace." This story continues and remains amazing. Whitney Cerak, the 19-year-old Taylor University student who was wrongly identified as a dead college classmate after a van crash and who was hospitalized for five weeks before the mistake was discovered, has continued to heal and now has for the first time put a post in "her" blog at www.whitneycerak.blogspot.com. All previous posts had been written by family members.

Incredibly, Whitney is ready to return to Taylor in the next few weeks. In her blog, she wrote:

"When I found out that five other people were killed in the accident I was really sad. I can vaguely remember part of the ride back to Taylor. We were all laughing and having a good time. I feel so badly for the other families. I don’t know why this all happened, but the only good thing about all of this is that the message of God was heard in a powerful way. I know my experience is different from everyone else’s but God has taught me He is FAITHFUL because He is with us every step of the way, even in the hardest times of our lives. And it is clear that He has been with me the last few months. My recovery has been hard work, but I thank God for healing me in every way."

Again, pretty amazing.

The story has received worldwide coverage in the press and I spotted it most recently on AOL News. There, readers can post their own comments about the news report. While many folks put up sympathetic, incredulous or encouraging notes, it's incredible to see how many morons there are who just don't get it. It's a sad, sick world where people would respond to a story like this with comments such as "I'd do them" or "I smell lawsuit." Fortunately, the genuine, sincere expressions of hope and faith from Whitney and her family, as well as the Van Ryns, sets a stark contrast to these cynical, ignorant comments.