Oklahoma City Thunder coach calls for forgiveness in powerful speech at wife’s memorial service

Last updated on: February 19, 2016 at 5:39 pm by Sean Lowe

Oklahoma City Thunder coach calls for forgiveness in powerful speech at wife’s memorial service 2016-02-19T17:39:12-04:00 Sean Lowe

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Her memorial service was held yesterday, and this happened:

God will work this out. My wife is in heaven. God loves us. God is love. And when we walk away from this place today, let’s celebrate. Because my wife is where we all need to be. And I’m envious of that. But I got five crumb-snatchers I’ve got to deal with. I love you guys for taking time out of your day to celebrate my wife. We didn’t lose her. When you lose something you can’t find it. I know exactly where my wife is. I’ll miss holding her hand. I’ll miss talking with my wife.

Everybody is praying for me and my family, and that is right, but let us not forget that there were two people in this situation, and that family needs prayer as well. And we have no ill will toward that family. In my house, we have a sign that says ‘As for me and my house, we will serve the lord.’ We cannot serve the lord if we don’t have a heart of forgiveness.

That family didn’t wake up wanting to hurt my wife. Life is hard. Life is very hard. And that was tough. But we hold no ill will towards the Donaldson family. And we, as a group, brothers united in unity, should be praying for that family, because they grieve as well.

I can’t imagine what this coach is going through, but to see him handle it with such grace is a strong reminder that God controls our destinies. Watch his remarks below, but you might want to grab a Kleenex first.

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