Where did Matthew Perry stand with God?
In many of the stories about the late star of ‘Friends,’ there’s been little attention to Perry’s acknowledged faith in God. But a couple of sources dug into Perry’s past, and in particular his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.”
He wrote (excerpts):
"'God, please help me,' I whispered. 'Show me that you are here. God, please help me.
As I kneeled, the light slowly began to get bigger, and bigger until it was so big that it encompassed the entire room…What was happening? And why was I starting to feel better?"
"I started to cry … I mean, I really started to cry – that shoulder-shaking kind of uncontrollable weeping. I wasn't crying because I was sad. I was crying because, for the first time in my life, I felt OK. I felt safe, taken care of. Decades of struggling with God, and wrestling with life, and sadness, all was being washed away, like a river of pain gone into oblivion."
"I had been in the presence of God. I was certain of it. And this time I had prayed for the right thing: help."
"God had shown me a sliver of what life could be. He had saved me that day, and for all days, no matter what. He had turned me into a seeker, not only of sobriety, and truth but also of him." - CBN News
Perry passed away October 28th. He was 54.
