ANGEL THERAPY
by Maureen Mann
Kindness Matters
“I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same.” – Rachel Scott
I am being shown Rachel glowing in light, dispatched from the heavens to places on earth where there is darkness. During her life, Rachel
sought to bridge understanding and connection. She knew, as do many, that students who were new to school and had special needs often felt isolated and were more likely to be targets of bullying. Unlike many her age, she challenged those who were the aggressors and comforted those who were victims. She did so with deep conviction and faith in the importance of kindness. In addition to being empathic, Rachel was highly intuitive. She would speak with matter of fact certainty that she would die young and once shared with one of her teachers a prophetic image which depicted her passing, which was to occur days later. On April 20, 1999 Rachel sat outside with her friends eating
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lunch at Columbine High School. Two of her peers approached her, dressed in trench coats and brandishing weapons. They asked her, mockingly, if she still had faith. Her response was, “You know I do.” Their response was to end her life. Her brother Craig heard the gunshots from the library of the school, where he was studying with his friends. Minutes later, his friends would be killed as well. Due to the shooter’s gun jamming, Craig’s life was spared. He and his family members inspired to make meaning of Rachel’s passing and created Rachel’s Challenge. The program’s purpose is to educate people on the effects of disconnection and to inspire acts of kindness. To this day, the program has impacted hundreds of thousands of lives.
Credit: Maureen Mann
People need to understand the importance of kindness not only as a practice, but as a way to claim and identify with their divinity. Rachel Scott was a beautiful young girl who embodied this truth. Tell them her story. Tell them of how she sacrificed herself at the hands of disgruntled and pain-filled young men to speak on behalf of love and tolerance. Her life was not in vain. She is not accessible to you right now, but she is present; she is present in the acts of kindness which reverberate through the world, inspired by those who knew of her and the power of chain reactions of kindness.
