"Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound."
"Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Superman!"
Dear Readers,
Many remember the famous intro to the Superman television show. Every Saturday morning sandwiched between Sky King and Roy Rogers was the dream of almost every boy…Superman. My brother and I pinned capes (blankets or sheets) around our necks and “flew” to the rescue of people in distress.
During our monthly shopping trip to Millersburg, Ohio, the Holmes County seat, we occasionally entered Dewitt Drugstore where my brother and I went like magnets to the comic book section. We would try to scrape together the needed 12 cents to get a written and colorful dose of our favorite hero. We were little boys oblivious to our Amish and Mennonite heritage of peace and non-resistance.
As children we did not analyze too much whether Superman was real or make believe. We were drawn to his exploits of heroism and the ways he used to counteract evil.
Do we need superheroes today? Do we have the zest of a young boy or girl to pin on our capes to “save the day” from the likes of the dastardly Lex Luther who used green kryptonite to render Superman powerless?
And are we like the citizens on the streets of Metropolis who eagerly point to the sky to the real Superhero who is flying to the rescue?
Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire;…. Jude 22, 23 (NIV)
See you next time,
Arlen
4 comments:
Ohh - thought-provoking, Arlen. Loved Superman (and I'm a girl LOL). We DO need heroes. So glad we have Christ, and those who love Him.
Thanks for the feedback. I have fond memories of Superman. I especially loved the comic books. Jesus is so wonderful and great, and I think many people don't think of him that way.
Oh, yes. All boys love heroes. (Daddies, I think, do too.) I sure do think we need modern day heroes who live a joyful faith in this age. While I don't really want that blue suit, I'd like to sign up if there's a superheroes application somewhere. :)
The suit is very blue isn't it? We may not be superheroes of many like Superman, but we may be superheroes to at least a few people in our lives.
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