Our Heroes

We love heroes.  They inspire us.  We want, and try, to be like them.  

Many of us have our fictional heroes.  Those heroes from comic books we can love so much - Avengers, Batman, or Wolverine.  Or the great heroes of film move us - Rick in "Casablanca," Scarlett in "Gone with the Wind," and of course, Indiana Jones, Jason Bourne, or even James Bond.  They save the world, and get the girl.  Heroic. 

Then, there are the real heroes.  Our real life heroes.  The Greatest Generation who pushed through the Depression and truly did save the world in WWII.  Parents, who for many of us gave up so much to raise us, nurture us, get us through school, and pick us up when we fell down - from a bike, a break-up, or a job loss.  

This weekend we should all honor some of our true heroes - our Mothers.  They literally carried us, spent sleepless nights nursing us, cooked for us, cleaned up our messes, and worked to grow us up to be men and women.  Happy Mother's Day indeed to all of them - true heroes in our lives.  

So, please, thank your mother and tell her how much you love her.

Then, there is the greatest Hero of all time, for all eternity.  He is the Hero who is both Savior and Redeemer.  Unfortunately, many people look to other heroes, in fiction, history, and life for inspiration.  Only One Hero will fully inspire, transform, and change our lives.  Jesus Christ.  

In today's world where everyone can be their own hero through facebook, tweets, and blogs, we need to proclaim and point people to the greatest Hero, the only Hero who will last - Jesus.  

Sunday, we continue the Apostles' Creed series at Bellwether with "who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary."  Our Scripture will be from Galatians 4: 4-7 and the title of the message is "The Greatest Story."  We hope you can be with us for worship, to honor all our Mothers, and to give witness to the greatest story and Hero our world will every know - Jesus Christ.  

Happy Mother's Day.  Jesus is your greatest Hero.