Sacrifice is such a powerful word that holds so much weight. Is giving up my precious green & black and, ok my weekly hot chocolate really a sacrifice?
I’ve been asking God to reveal to me what Sacrifice really is, what does it mean? He has been faithful in revealing this too me in lots of different, unexpected ways.
Last night I watched convicted. Based on a true story, this film for me spoke of sacrifice.
The relationship between brother, Kenny and his sister Betty Anne really touched me.
From a young age the two siblings are as thick as thieves. Big brother Kenny always looks out for Betty Anne and little sister thinks Kenny is the bee’s knees.
It is clear that life was not easy growing up. No farther present so they learn to depend on each other for love and support.
What amazed me was the trust and belief that Betty Anna has in her brother when he is convicted of murder. There is no doubt in her mind that Kenny is innocent and she is determined to fight for his freedom when he is sentenced to prison. Didn’t the, what if he’s guilty question ever cross her mind, It doesn’t seem too.
Betty Anna jeopardises her family and her marriage to win her brother back. She decides to study law and take her bar exam in order to stand as her brother’s lawyer and take the case into her own hands. She is determined to find a small piece of evidence that will change the course of Kenny’s life. And prove his innocence.
There is one particular scene where Betty Anne is in the car with her two teenage boys. The trial has been going on for more than 16 years, but still, Betty Anne is not giving up. Kenny’s innocence is so deeply engrained in her, she will not give up.
Perhaps her boys are starting to question their uncle’s case, I think I would.
Betty asks her boys, “you would do the same thing for each other right?” the oldest brother kind of jokes around but the youngest brother speaks honestly and replies, “I would find it really hard to give up all the things I want to do”.
I would like to think that I would be brave enough to sacrifice all the things I want to do with my life in order to fight for someone else’s, it is a big price to pay, what would you do?
I’ll start by choosing to give up chocolate and see how I get on.
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40 days of lent. 40 days of blog posts. Collect money saved, popping it in a jam jar for our Youth’s mission to Uganda this summer. A montage of making space for Jesus.