Movie
Touched By An Angel , Season 4, Volume 2
Plot
A drama that ran in one hour segments from 1994 to 2002. Three angels are sent to earth by a loving, caring God who wants nothing more
but to save his people. The Angels inspire lives, change lives, and even learn a few lessons themselves. And sometimes, they simply help
the dying transition from earth to heaven.
Starring
Reese, Roma Downey, John Dye, Alex Cruz, Paul Winfield, and more.
Defining Moment
I am one of those people that love sappy endings. I also love it when the good guys win, when the underdogs triumph, and when people are
reminded that God does indeed exist—even if at times it all feels like hocus pocus. But, I am also one of those people who likes good
acting and sadly, there are many Christian films that lack good actors. That, however, is not the case when it comes to
Touched By An Angel—regardless of the season you choose to watch.
In Season Four, Volume 2, Tess is still the Supervisor, Monica is still the Case Worker, and Andrew is still the Angel of Death/Case
Worker in training, and Rafael comes along to lend a hand as another Case Worker.
I was partial to three episodes: The Trigger, Flights of Angels, and God And Country. But what I’d like to do is tell you about The
Trigger because I truly believe it is an episode that should be shared in every classroom across the United States.
In The Trigger, a wife is faced with physical abuse as her husband deals with the demotion he received at work. This episode hit home
for me as I grew up around abuse. I used to believe that abuse only happened to lower income families, such as those of us who lived in
the ghetto. But as I grew into an adult, I began to see all forms of abuse in all types of circumstances: from verbal to physical to
both; from children to spouses to friends; from low income to medium income to those who had lots of money. Abuse knew no boundaries.
And those that were abused were either too afraid to speak up, talked themselves into believing it was only a temporary thing, or
actually believed it was their fault.
In Trigger, the wife was abused as a child and honestly believed that she would never allow another man to hurt her the way her father
had. In fact, she thought that by purchasing her childhood home, she would be able to put to rest the memories of the past. But when her
husband gets demoted due to an accident at work, he feels like less of a man and to make up for the high he got on saving lives, he
began to abuse his wife. And no matter how many times she ended up in the hospital, she kept rationalizing it away—he’s just going
through a tough time right now, he didn’t mean anything by it, he really loves me, he promised he’d change.
Then one day, the wife’s sister arrives and things change from bad to worse. The sister kills the husband in self defense. The wife
lies to the police and puts her sister in jail. It’s up to Monica, Tess, and Andrew to get her to see the error of her ways, to see
what really happened the day her husband died, and to stop her son from becoming the next abuser. It truly is an emotional
roller-coaster but one every family should watch.
Your Task
Invite your child’s friends over. Invite your child’s Sunday school class over. Invite the parents, too. Make popcorn, oven Smores,
and hot cocoa. Then put in a copy of Touched By An Angel, Season Four, Volume 2, Disc 1, Episode 2. After watching Trigger, turn off
the DVD and open the room up to discussion. Ask the children what they thought about that episode. Ask them if they know what the
various forms of abuse are: verbal, physical, unjust spankings, beatings, etc. Ask them how they would feel if something like that
happened to them. Ask them what they would do if someone hurt them and they were really afraid. Then talk to them about the importance
of staying safe, of reporting abuse, and about getting away from bad situations and bad people. The only way to end abuse is to educate
others. Keeping it quiet solves nothing.
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About The Author:
Alyice Edrich has been working from home, in one capacity or another, since 1991. She is the author of several
work-from-home e-books and
a freelance writer for hire.
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