Do You Want to be a Superhero?

When I was young I would often wish that I had super powers. I thought it would be so cool to be able to save those in trouble and save the day. The older I get though I realize why that would be a bad idea. People are flawed and so many times we see someone famous or with power or with position fall from grace. I can just imagine what someone would do if they had the powers of a super hero. The fact is though that we don’t need to have the powers of a super hero to help people. God has given each one of us gifts. How we choose to use them though is up to us because God has given us free will. Jesus came to this earth with a message of peace and love. He started the Church so that we could grow in love and faith and do wonderful things in God’s name, God’s way. None of us are perfect and even the most religious can do very bad things. Despite what we do, God loves us and waits for us to realize our mistake and ask for forgiveness, because he loves. Truth is all we need is God. We don’t need super powers, a lot of money or a position of power. Being small and humble we can heal the sick, feed the hungry and clothe the naked. That may not seem like much to some but if you are hungry and have no means, it's amazing to be fed by someone who loves. For those who are sick and have no means to get treatment it’s a heart warming experience to receive an act of love and have someone tend to your illness.  For those who are freezing in this cold and have no money it's amazing to no end to receive a warm coat. God asks us to love. He sent his son to teach us. Everyday the Holy Spirit is with us if we choose to hear. There is so much we can do with God and all we have to do is ask, listen and learn. 

Mark 6:7-13

7And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; 9but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. 10And he said to them, "Where you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. 11And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them." 12So they went out and preached that men should repent. 13And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them.