Hannah Johnston

Mrs. Roskamp

LA, 8A

11 September 2017

Theme Writing

This is love: Not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear Friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

I’ve always wondered what our grade would pick as a theme. We can show our theme, Lost in Love, to others in our school and to people in the world.

I can show this theme many ways at school. As an eighth grader this year, I am really excited to set an example of this verse to everyone. When I was younger, whenever I saw an eighth grader in the halls or during family groups, I would always watch and stare at them with eager eyes, because I wanted to do everything they did. Even if they were walking me back to my class, I tried to walk like them. So I have to be a person that little kids will look up to and follow. This year I’m definitely working really hard on being a genuine person. If I want them to see me as a good example I can’t only be a good person when I know that there watching, but I need to be a good example all the time, because God is always watching. As this is my last year at ZCS I’m really working on being a good leader. I’m am actually a really shy person. Sometimes is hard for me to go a little bit out of my comfort zone. This year I’m trying to be the totally outgoing, and try to step out of my comfort zone, because I know that those little kids think that we’re great no matter what, and I can’t be a light to them if I’m to shy to say anything.

As Christians we can also show this theme to the world. I think this verse is such a good message to keep in the front of your mind, whether you’re playing sports, hanging out with friends, or just walking alone. Whenever I play sports I get kind of competitive, and some of the time I need to calm myself down. After I calm myself down I get really happy, and have so much more fun. And it’s not just that. I start to have a ton more love for my team, but also I start to have a lot of love for the other team too. It’s so much more fun to love. I try to fill my life with love, because I know I will love life and everything else so much more. I love all of my friends so much. I don’t know what I would do without them. They’re such an important thing in my life. It’s not hard to love them, but it’s really hard to love people who bother, bug, and annoy you. Sometimes I really don’t understand how it’s possible to love your enemies. I don’t think I’ll ever figure it out, but I’ll never stop trying. I try to step in there shoes and look at life from their view, because sometimes it helps you to understand them more, and helps you to have more respect for them. When I am just living my everyday life, I try to show love to everyone around me. If I’m at a restaurant, I always say please and thank you more than 5 times. I think that you can just show love by waving, and saying hi. Something so simple can make someone’s day in a heartbeat. Just be nice to people.

We can show our theme, Lost in Love, to others in our school and to people in the world. Love is the most important thing in life, because God is love.