Wednesday, June 20, 2018

SABRINA It seems as though every few months a new superhero movie has been released. We are captivated by these fighters for justice for whom courage seems to be a defining characteristic - whether leaping from tall buildings, being faster than a speeding bullet, or having the powers of a genetically modified spider. For those of us who fall into the “non-superhero status,” however, fear, more than courage defines us, allowing insecurity to seep in: we are not good enough, smart, funny, or eloquent enough. If we're not careful, we can let the voices that accompany fear define us. Looking through scriptures, however, we are reminded superheroes are regular people, born of God, not technology. Noah, Moses, Joshua, Daniel, David, and Mary, to name a few, were ordinary people, called by God. The truth is, we can easily let ourselves be defined by perceived inadequacies. We are reminded in Romans 8:31, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” God can use each of us - if only we are willing - sometime to lead, sometime to walk alongside, becoming a regular ordinary Superhero in God’s plan.