“The one thing I loved about Rachel was that she was a true Christian. She is what Christians were intended to be.” This quote is from Brooks Brown about Rachel Scott, daughter of Darrell Scott, who spoke at C.Y. Stephens auditorium last thursday. Apparently, reading Friday’s Daily article, “Student want truth shared,” the distinction of what a true Christian is has become a fuzzy line. I can see where there is blur.

A real Christian is one who is an example of the love that Christ had for fellow humans. But what is love? There was a poem written a while ago that has an excellent explanation. 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 in the truth.

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But that is not all to this letter. It is very easy to love certain people. If you love those who love you that is beautiful. But, if you truly love even the person who burns your buns, then you are an exemplary person showing true love.

This was the principle that Thursday’s lecture was trying to drive home. All of us have some deep hurt. Some hurt that we want to just shove in a closet and forget. But we can not seem to get rid of it. That is until we take the only hope we have, that hope being a road where we experience true love. Darrell Scott’s message was one encouraging proactive methods of reaching our hopes, and most of all encouraging love.

Mathew Mattox

Senior

Architecture