An Alabama pastor whose 10-year-old
daughter was killed in a grisly crash last
Friday chose to work through his pain at
the pulpit Sunday with a soul-stirring
rendition of “I Won’t Complain .”
According to WBRC , Ramiah Leonard died
at 8:15 a.m. at Regional Medical Center
after being involved in a two-car crash on
Alabama 21.
Calhoun County Coroner Pat Brown, said
Ramiah’s mother, Rasheda S. Leonard,
was driving north when she turned the
2002 Lexus she was driving left at an
intersection near the 2200 block of
Alabama 21 and a southbound Jeep hit the
passenger side of the car.
Since his daughter’s death, Eugene
Leonard Jr., who is the senior pastor at the
Life Center Church in Anniston, has
remained stoic in his musings on social
media.
“Romans 8:28 (TPT). So we are convinced
that every detail of our lives is continually
woven together to fit into God’s perfect
plan of bringing good into our lives, for we
are his lovers who have been called to
fulfill his designed purpose. My Heartbeat
is now My Angel!” he shared on his
Facebook page on Saturday.
“My humanity wants to be mad at God and
question God. Do I understand it? No!!!
Does it hurt??? It hurts like HELL! However,
God allowed me to borrow an angel for 10
years. I spent 10 years with a beautiful,
smart, energetic, God-loving princess that
God even gave us the privilege of naming
Ramiah Elizabeth Leonard. He gave me a
privilege that some never even get to
obtain in their lifetime. If I don’t question
God when He blesses me as to why He
blesses me; then I should not have the
audacity to question Him when He takes
something that belonged to Him anyway,”
he continued in another post.
“I’m not trying to be spiritual but I want to
help someone who might go through some
type of loss. I can’t just bless God at all
times as long as it’s a blessing. My
daughters shift wasn’t a curse but a
blessing for her. And, for that I STILL WILL
BLESS GOD AT ALL TIMES; and HIS
PRAISE SHALL CONTINUALLY BE IN MY
MOUTH.”
When he appeared at his pulpit to preach
on Sunday, he told his congregation that he
was drawing strength from God in his
tragedy.
“I believe that the Lord has everything
under control. I’m strong not because I’m
strong, I’m strong because I’ve become
weak. The Bible says I find strength when
I’m weak, then is He strong. So if you
wanna know how I’m making it it’s
because I became weak so that God can
be strong in me,” he said.
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