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| Tshae's Easter Speech Submitted by TAMMY BROOKS - Author Unknown |
| This is one of many stories that I have given speeches about true tragic events in the life of a teen-ager who is now grown and doing well but I thought this particular story might help some teen or adult readers who may be discouraged or having problems with finding true courage or strength in Christ. ____________________________________________________ |
| First of all let me say that is a blessing to be alive to speak of my pain in my past. When I was 13 I was brutually raped and left for dead and this happened exactly 1 week before Easter and It feel like the end of my life I feel dirty and ashamed and thought that everything was all my fault and I would constantly shower 5 or 6 times in a row even to the extent that I rubbed my skin off. And the worst part of it all was how could I go to Easter service and stand in front of the church and give my speech or even walk in the church with all the eyes on me because everyone knew what had happened. My Godmother took me Easter shopping at the mall and I was so embarrassed because of the stares of people who knew about the rape and grown-ups coming up and asking me if I was ok and I truly wanted to ask if they knew what it felt like for someone to force a gun into your privates and rape you and then beat you nearly to death and then rub your head in your own blood and then leave you for dead but at that moment I begun to pray Lord Please grant me the courage and the strength to be nice and not say that to these grown-ups. On Easter Sunday when my Godmother and I walked into the church I could feel complete silence had set in and the staring had begun and I ran out of the church and ran to the car and I kneeled down by the car and started praying Lord please help me I know that they are calling me names please make them stop. At this time My Godmother tried to get me to go back inside and I told her no and that I wanted to go home and take another shower because everyone in that church thought I was a dirty little girl and she tried to tell me that wasn't true so I obeyed her and went back inside and prayed again asking God to help give me the courage to make my speech and then God spoke to me and said you have nothing to be ashamed of and you are not dirty and I will give you courage to move past this!!! So I got up at the front of the church and I gave my speech. God has given me the strentgh to stand before you to say my speech regardless of what people may say about me but I am one of God's children and as long as I love God and he loves me that is all the strength I need. Happy Easter That was not my easter speech but when I walked to the front of that church those are the words that came out of my mouth.No matter what people may say or think about you God will be you always to guide you through and from that moment on I knew God was real !!! |
| I just wanted to forward this to you in case you might want to use it in your journal and I will send more if you like I have wrote several short stories and speeches that have helped me over the last 10 years when I worked with abused children and when I counseled at the rape crisis center and and with domestic abuse victims and drug and alcohol abuse victims and the list goes on but if you would like to use any of them for your journal please let me know I would be more than happy to send them to you. Have a Blessed day Tammy Brooks |
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