More Reflections of "The Help"


I remember Brent’s Drugstore with the nickel cokes and egg and olive sandwiches and I remember the Mayflower on a Friday night. I also remember the tension of the times.

The movie The Help exposed Mississippi as it was in some but not all homes. There are good people and bad people everywhere, but it is difficult for me to imagine that some people can treat other people with such hatred as some of the characters portrayed.
  • Why do they think that they are better than another person?
  • What has given them the attitude that they can say and do ugly things to someone else?
  • How can someone call themselves a Christian and have no love and compassion for others?
We are all created equal—no better, no worse.

In the movie The Help one ringleader, Hilly, was able to influence her friends to make poor choices and to hurt loving, caring people who served them well.  I would hope that there are no longer people in this world like her, but I know I would be wrong.

On the other hand, Skeeter was one of a handful of people who were a catalyst for change during that time. She saw the good in other people and realized that they had hearts and souls, meaning and purpose.  She chose to make a difference in the lives of the help for good. 

We all have choices to make. Will you be a person who is hurtful? A person who is critical? A person who thinks too highly of themselves?

Or will you be the person who makes a positive difference in the life of others? Will you be the encourager? The one who stands for what is right? The champion for the underdog?
I want to be a “Skeeter”—one who is not afraid of what others think when making the right choices. Will you join me in being the catalyst for change in the world?

1 Corinthians 3:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

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