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A Picture: Worth More Than 1,000 Words

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Ken and Ryan

 

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  3. To me it’s the physical embodiment of I Corinthians 13:7: Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

  4. DEEP DEEP THANKS that GOD gave you to one another…and DEEP DEEEP THANKS that I’ve been given the opportunity to share this journey with you. You are beautiful.

    With love and in prayer always, forever and until.
    xoxoox
    Keri, MY C. F. FRANKIE and FAMILY

  7. Complete devotion to Ryan and your family and palpable grief for the possibilities that were lost.

  10. There are those very rare instances where a photo can say some much more powerful than anything that can be written or spoken. This photo is a perfect example of it.

  13. Your brother is so precious. And your family rallying behind this injustice is so heartwarming but heartbreaking too. God bless you all. And god be with this precious young man. Saturate him with your love god

  14. All of the above, and: “Ryan, just hold onto me, because I’m never letting go. We got this.” We hear your anguish loud and clear, Ken. We’re never letting go of your family either. Love you Divineys!

  17. Well this isn’t fair, because I have seen so many things in the photo in the past. I have seen unconditional love from a father to his son. I have seen anguish and pain from Ken’s perspective towards his son. Today I see Ryan’s face and I think a tear in his eye. Ryan says to me, dad, I need you, please help me. But lastly I see the look on Ken’s face as a smile too, I still have my son with me, I can touch him, I can smell him, I can feel his body against mine, he is still here!

  18. My god….. My god…… Please lord….humble the people who done this to the young man….bring them into your life…..i fear whats gonna happen if they dont.god bless his family….strong as soldiers….keep god first….everything else will follow as you can see….

  23. “Thanks to the human heart by which we live,
    Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears,
    To me the meanest flower that blows can give
    Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.”
    William Wordsworth – these are the final lines of
    Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood

  27. “How could this have happened to you, Ryan?! I can’t bear to see you suffering this way; you did not deserve this! How could any human being be so cruel to another person?! I will go the full distance to seek justice for you. And though I am in utter agony and my heart is broken, I will do everything I possibly can to protect you and help you heal. I will love and cherish you forever, and you will always be my pride and joy”

  30. it shows me love, it shows me a dad holding his son saying “I’ve got your back” . pure unconditional love.

  32. I see love, and God is love. Even before I met you and came to know you, I saw strength and courage for the journey is this and other photos as well as in your writing. SHSP, NGA. <3

  35. To me it is an undeniable grieving for what has been lost. Your face contains so much anguish as you support your son. Ryan held up by you, his face calm and unaware of the emotional strain but needing you even more as a result. This picture is about loss and sacrifice and yes it is about love but it invokes more emotion as time marches on.

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