Posting for Kathy and because I don’t want to forget to plug this: To Write Love On Her Arms. You can read all about it on the website and learn a lot about it from the FAQ’s. You’re probably asking what it is and here is a simplified answer, straight from the website’s FAQ’s:
But, for me, the most appropriate description and call to action is on the main page in Renee’s story. There is a reference to Miller’s Blue Like Jazz, which is funny since I seriously JUST referenced it in yesterday’s posting. For me, this is the heartbeat of their message (emphasis is my own):
Love is something better. I have been challenged and changed, reminded that love is that simple answer to so many of our hardest questions. Don Miller says we’re called to hold our hands against the wounds of a broken world, to stop the bleeding. I agree so greatly.
We often ask God to show up. We pray prayers of rescue. Perhaps God would ask us to be that rescue, to be His body, to move for things that matter. He is not invisible when we come alive. I might be simple but more and more, I believe God works in love, speaks in love, is revealed in our love. ……………..
[I wish that people would realize this is a better way to change the world than doing it through politics. Welfare and all the healthcare plans in the world won’t show people that they are loved.]
So, yea… go check it out. And when Kathy gets her new blog up, I’ll ask her to post her own blog about it again and link you guys to it. Donate if you want (I bought a $1 bracelet from the store… with shipping it was a little more, but any donation is worth something). Or boldly plug it if you don’t have any extra money. Or do both if you really believe in these guys and their organization. Or, don’t do any of these things. Your choice. But I think it’s a worthy cause, especially if you’ve been touched by this kind of illness or know someone who has — you’ll get it without even needing to read the story.
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EDIT: Kathy put up her blog. You can read it here.
