Superheroes!

How can you tell if someone is a 'Superhero'?
Is it by the tights they wear?
Their cape?
Their super human strength?
Perhaps their ability to take on unlimited bad guys all at the same time and come out victorious?
Can you even tell just by looking?

Being a "Superhero" is so much more than just what you see in the movies:
It is...
Bravery in the midst of terror.
Strength in the midst of the unthinkable.
Courage in the midst of the unspeakable.
Faith in the midst of what seems impossible.

Your 'Superhero' makes dreams come true...
They lift your spirit when you seem broken.
They face incredible odds yet will not give in to defeat.
They draw from inner strength to look death in the eye and tell it "NO!" time and time again.
They care so much about others that it seems their hearts would have no more room, yet they love all the more.

They fight cancer, day in and day out; week after week, month after month, year after year...
Operations, blood transfusions, chemotherapy, IVs, bone marrow transplants, radiation, hospital stays-
they endure all of this with a smile, trusting God every step of the way, believing with the faith of a little child that they will get better.

Whether they are given a complete Earthly healing or they earn Angel Wings, they will always and forevermore be 'Superheroes!'
They will never be forgotten.
They will have touched, changed and inspired innumerable lives.
Their journey becomes your fight, your reason to find a cure.
In that one moment, when time stands still, you see your 'Superhero' flash before your eyes and you recall the names of countless other 'Superheroes!'

Your "Superhero" might be...
your infant
your toddler
your little boy or girl
your teenager/young adult
your niece/nephew
your grandchild
your neighbor's child
or...even someone you've never met.

Every "Superhero" has a "Sidekick" and even in being a "Sidekick" you achieve "Superhero" status.

You know who you are and you are my 'Superhero!"

Carla Hood
October 31, 2008
11:40 p.m.
©November 1, 2008