Last week, Ingrid Williams died in a head-on collision in Oklahoma City when another car crossed the center median. She left behind five children. Yesterday, her husband – Thunder assistant coach Monty Williams – delivered an amazing eulogy. While I’m not sure my faith is the size of a mustard seed, his is bigger than the entire tree. This is an excerpt:
“This will work out. Doesn’t mean it’s not hard. Doesn’t mean it’s not painful. Doesn’t mean we don’t have tough times, and we’re gonna have tough times. But what we need is the Lord – and that’s what my wife tried to exhibit every single day…
“Everybody’s praying for me and my family, which is right, but let us not forget that there were two people in this situation… and we have no ill will towards that family. In my house, we have a sign that says: ‘As for my house, we will love and 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… and we as a group – brothers united in unity – should be praying for that family, because they grieve as well…
“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’ve got five ‘crumb snatchers’ I gotta 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…
“Let’s not lose sight of what’s important. God is important. What Christ did on the cross is important.”
