November 13, 2008
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TWLOHA
David came in the room this morning and said today was “to write love on her arms” prayer day.
and he needed a marker.I, slightly less enthusiastic, found a marker, and figured i should be a part of this too. we quickly wrote love on our arms and went to a full day of teaching.
i like the idea.
i love the story.
but i really didn’t realize how much having a big red “LOVE” on your arm changes how you do things in a day.(if you don’t know about TWLOHA, then go to http://www.twloha.com )
I began every class with the normal “Good morning…” and so forth, and in the corner of my eye is this constant red flash. partly because i talk with my hands. my arms. really, i just cannot stand still and normally i like having a marker or something to fiddle with in my hands while i teach. my security blanket or something. Then the hands go up “What is written on your arm?”
and the story.
so i just told them the Rachelified version: A guy was working with a girl, a girl who just didn’t want to live anymore, she didn’t have any hope. She took a knife (i don’t know the word for razor in Portuguese) and cut herself, because she had so much pain. She wrote, cutting into herself, a palavrao (cuss word). The guy saw it and told her that Jesus loved her and wanted to write LOVE on her arms, not that word. So today is a day for everyone to stop and remember those who do not know God’s love, especially those who are depressed and cut themselves because they have no hope. We write it on our arms, not because God wants to go around with a marker and write LOVE there, but because he wants to write it in the deepest places of our hearts. And this helps us remember to pray.and then we prayed. I prayed first, and then some of the students prayed. Some of them wordlessly got out markers and wrote LOVE on their arms while i was talking.
it wasn’t a big deal.
then we opened our books and wrote a paper on insects.
but it was.and…there is just something…special when you really do it. when you really do write love on your arm.
Comments (5)
That’s cool. Love is the Movement!
that’s a really cool story!
I almost forgot it was today. thank you for the reminder.
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I didn’t forget….I just didn’t have a marker at work, and I ahven’t been out since.
Maybe I’ll do it tomorrow, since I’ve got time. That’s what I’ll do.
Hello Ms. Rachel,
You made your site simple yet elegant. I see that God is foremost in your mind as you go about your daily activities. Now is a good time! I recommend the one true God, Jehovah.
I want to help people to really get to know God, especially in these troubled times. Here is an important message for all of us from the Bible: 17 You make God tired with all your talk. “How do we tire him out?” you ask. By saying, “God loves sinners and sin alike. God loves all.” And also by saying, “Judgment? God’s too nice to judge.” (Malachi 2:17) (Message Bible)