Promise and Law Braid
Thanks very much to Wendy Baker for posting these ideas to the Guide Mailing List!
Materials required:
Tell this story as you make the example or have each person do their braid as you demonstrate and tell them what each step means.
The trefoil represents our three fold promise, being true to ourselves, our God/Faith and Canada, helping others and accepting the Guiding Law.
The wool is tied to the trefoil with an overhand knot which signifies your enrolment when you first made your commitment to your Promise.
Now begin braiding all the long ends together to signify that we try to think about our promise and Law as we go about our daily lives. being honest when someone asks you a difficult question, never telling lies or making up stories, recycling, being proud of being a Guide/Pathfinder and respecting the wishes of others, doing things for others without being asked, using talents and abilities, using water conservation when brushing your teeth, face your fears and always do your best at whatever you try, be proud of being a Guide and tell others. (These are just examples.) Ask girls to give their examples.
The longer we stay in Guiding the more the Promise and Law becomes part of our every day lives - a part of who we are.
Tie another overhand knot which represents our MOTTO - BE PREPARED. When we take advantage of the opportunities which Guiding offers us, we will be well prepared to cope with whatever life brings to us.
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